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African-American Heritage Tour
Friday, Jan. 15, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Experience the sites that helped shape the country’s African-American experience, and those that are continuing to do so today. Take a walking tour provided by Washington Walks through the neighborhood of U Street which is dubbed “Black Broadway” for the numerous movie theaters, nightclubs and ballrooms frequented by jazz musicians like Cab Calloway, Pearl Bailey, Jelly Roll Morton, and the Duke himself.
Dine at the famous Ben’s Chili Bowl before stopping at Lafayette Park, once known as the “President’s Park” and snap a shot at the best view of the White House. Your tour will continue with a stop at Lincoln Park where you will see monuments of two great leaders, President Abraham Lincoln and Civil Rights Activist and Educator Mary McLeod Bethune.
Then, tour the Anacostia Community Museum where African American history is preserved and interpreted from local and community perspectives. Lastly, explore the house of the most famous 19th century African American, Frederick Douglass. Come see the city within the city, and the spirit of a community that has endured for generations.
DC INSIDER: Before Harlem, there was U Street. DC native, Duke Ellington, and other jazz greats gave U Street its nickname “Black Broadway.”
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