Forgotten no more: Remembering Hattie Wooten Lewis, a pioneer who provided safety for weary Black travelers

Hattie Wooten Lewis, a pioneering Black businesswoman, opened Raleigh’s Lewis Hotel in 1919, creating a safe haven for Black travelers and students during segregation and earning a place in The Negro Motorist Green Book. Though the hotel was destroyed in 1992 and her story has largely faded from public memory, her family is working to…