Black History Trolley Tour
Celebrate Raleigh’s Black history on special trolley tours highlighting the downtown area’s African American heritage.
The tours take place:
- Saturday, June 17th, 2023, at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., and 2 p.m.: Register.
They all leave from Mordecai Historic Park, 1 Mimosa Street, Raleigh.
Tours are one hour long.
These tours are $10. You need to register to reserve your spot.
The spots will fill up quickly.
The tour route includes historic homes, schools, churches and businesses important to Raleigh’s African American history.
Juneteenth Trolley Tour
In addition, there will be Juneteenth Trolley Tours that leave from Pope House, 511 S Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC, on June 16 and 17, 2023, at 10 a.m.
The cost is $10 a person.
Join author and local historian Carmen Wimberly Cauthen to explore East Raleigh-South Park, one of Raleigh’s historic black neighborhoods. About the Book: The story of Raleigh’s African American communities begins before the Civil War.
Towns like Oberlin Village were built by free people of color in the antebellum era. During Reconstruction, the creation of thirteen freedmen’s villages defined the racial boundaries of Raleigh. These neighborhoods demonstrate the determination and resilience of formerly enslaved North Carolinians. After World War II, new suburbs sprang up, telling tales of the growth and struggles of the Black community under Jim Crow. Many of these communities endure today. Dozens of never before published pictures and maps illustrate this hidden history.
Local historian Carmen Wimberly Cauthen tells the story of a people who—despite slavery—wanted to learn, grow, and be treated as any others.
Register for the June 16 tour.
Register for the June 17 tour.
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