African American History Tour

Jun 16, 2012
11:00 am

Join Professor Akeia Benart as she explores Newport’s colonial African American history. Visit “God’s Little Acre,” a section of the Common Burying Ground where African Americans were buried, learn about the lives of these individuals — enslaved and free. Visit the residential Point neighborhood, once a bustling seaport filled with shops, distilleries and market, where many early African Americans lived, worked and owned property.

Museum and Shop at Brick Market
127 Thames St.
Newport, RI
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Newport History Tours

Telephone: 401-841-8770
Website: http://www.NewportHistoryTours.org