A new documentary tells the history of the real Green Book, but the director doesn't support the Oscar-winning movie

Smithsonian Channel "The Green Book: Guide to Freedom," a new Smithsonian Channel documentary, aims to tell the true history behind the Negro Motorist Green Book, a pre-civil-rights-era travel guide for African Americans. Director Yoruba Richen said she's "not interested" in supporting "Green Book," the Oscar-winning movie surrounded by controversy. "At this point, everyone should know better, in my opinion," Richen told Business Insider. "It just seems like this is very retro to do it this way ...