Newport Black History Walking Tour for AARP
Click here to reserve your tickets!
Your AARP membership entitles you and your guests to a discounted ticket of 50%. Normal ticket price is $20.
Program made possible by a grant from RI Commerce Department and a generous partnership with AARP.
Lost Stories of Resistance & Freedom
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Mon October 7th at 10 AM and Thursday October 24th at 4:00 PM
$20 for Adults, $15 for MiIitary, $10 for Children 12 & Under
Experience Newport’s little-known Black history on a tour of Colonial-era Historic Hill. This unique opportunity brings you to historic locations designated with Rhode Island Slave History Medallion (RISHM) markers and other local landmarks. Your RISHM tour guide will introduce you to early Black Americans, their contributions, acts of resistance, and struggles for freedom that shaped not only Newport but the nation.
For more information visit: https://rishm.org/newport-black-history-walking-tour/.
Click here to reserve your tickets!
Your AARP membership entitles you and your guests to a discounted ticket of 50%. Normal ticket price is $20.
Program made possible by a grant from RI Commerce Department and a generous partnership with AARP.
Lost Stories of Resistance & Freedom
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Mon October 7th at 10 AM and Thursday October 24th at 4:00 PM
$20 for Adults, $15 for MiIitary, $10 for Children 12 & Under
Experience Newport’s little-known Black history on a tour of Colonial-era Historic Hill. This unique opportunity brings you to historic locations designated with Rhode Island Slave History Medallion (RISHM) markers and other local landmarks. Your RISHM tour guide will introduce you to early Black Americans, their contributions, acts of resistance, and struggles for freedom that shaped not only Newport but the nation.
For more information visit: https://rishm.org/newport-black-history-walking-tour/.
