Newport Black History Walking Tour

  • June 22 - November 4, 2024

  • Tours start next to the Pilot House at Bowen's Wharf

    13 Bowens Wharf
    Newport, Rhode Island 02840
Ticket Price $11.63-$22.13 This event is now over
Description

Newport Black History Walking Tour:

Lost Stories of Resistance & Freedom

Program made possible by a grant from RI Commerce Department.

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Sat/Sun/Mon

June 22-Nov 30

$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/. 

Date & Time

Jun 22 - Nov 4, 2024

Venue Details

Tours start next to the Pilot House at Bowen's Wharf

13 Bowens Wharf
Newport, Rhode Island 02840 Tours start next to the Pilot House at Bowen's Wharf
Rhode Island Slave History Medallions