V Point

Did you know? 

•  This Green Book entry was listed two different ways between 1951-1955: 
  • 1951-1954: Listed as “‘V point’---Murchison Rd.” under “Restaurant” in Fayetteville. Listing did not include a street number.¹
  • 1955: Listed as “‘Vpoint,’ 510 Roberson St.” under “Restaurants” in Fayetteville.²
• According to Fayetteville city directories, V-Point Snack Shop was located at 499 Murchison Road (1948-1949) then at 496 Murchison Road (1951-1956). James Tillman Newkirk owned the restaurant during the years it appeared in the Green Book. Newkirk’s home address (510 Robeson) was listed as the business address in the 1955 Green Book. In 1956, the city directory listed a V-Point Grill owned by Jesse A. Pate located at 501 Murchison Road and a V-Point Snack Shop owned by Charles R. Newkirk at 496 Murchison Road. The V-Point (restaurant) listed in the Green Book was a different business than the V-Point Market (grocery store) owned by George Walker and V.F. Talley located at 500 Murchison Road.³

¹ Victor H. Green, The Negro Motorist Green Book: An International Travel Guide, Railroad Edition (Leonia, New Jersey: Victor H. Green & Company, 1951), p. 53; Green, The Negro Travelers Green Book (Leonia, New Jersey: Victor H. Green & Company, 1952), p. 53; Green, The Negro Travelers Green Book, Airline Edition (Leonia, New Jersey: Victor H. Green & Company, 1953), p. 53; Green, The Negro Traveler’s Green Book: The Guide to Travel and Vacations (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1954), p. 52.

² Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers’ Green Book: The Guide to Travel and Vacations (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1955), p. 53.

³ Hill’s 1948-1949 Fayetteville (Cumberland County, N.C.) City Directory (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., Inc, 1948), p. 490 (alphabetical listing); Hill’s 1951 Fayetteville (Cumberland County, N.C.) City Directory (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., Inc, 1951), p. 465 (alphabetical listing); Hill’s 1953 Fayetteville (Cumberland County, N.C.) City Directory (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., Inc., 1953), p. 466 (alphabetical listing); Hill’s 1954-1955 Fayetteville (Cumberland County, N.C.) City Directory (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., Inc., 1954), p. 248 (alphabetical listing), p. 336 (alphabetical listing), p. 114 (street guide); Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers’ Green Book: The Guide to Travel and Vacations (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1955), p. 53; Hill’s 1956 Fayetteville (Cumberland County, N.C.) City Directory (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., Inc., 1956), p. 411 (alphabetical listing).