In 2010, the White House Historical Association assumed management of the historic Decatur House on Lafayette Square. Plans call for the property to be reestablished as...
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African-American Life and Labor in the White House Neighborhood
February 27, 2012 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Free
Tour: Discover African American History in Downtown Washington
African Americans have been a significant part of life in Washington, DC since the area became the nation’s capital in 1790. They have made important contributions to the culture and development of the city and played a leading role in the...
January 16, 2012 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
$15.00
Discover African American History in Downtown Washington
African Americans have been a significant part of life in Washington, DC since the area became the nation’s capital in 1790. They have made important contributions to the culture and development of the city and played a leading role in the...
December 31, 2011 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
$15.00
Explore U Street/Shaw
Explore the neighborhood of Shaw. Learn about the “shakers and movers” in the arts, civil rights, education, law, and science who lived in the neighborhood. See its eclectic mix of housing, entertainment venues, restaurants, and shops...
December 30, 2011 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
$15.00
100TH African American Heritage Trail Unveiling
Linda Donovan Harper, Executive Director, Cultural Tourism DC; Judge Rohulamin Quander, African American Heritage Trail Advisory Committee; Jane Freundel Levey, Director of Heritage Programs, Cultural Tourism DC; David Maloney, State...
100TH African American Heritage Trail Unveiling
Judge Rohulamin Quander, African American Heritage Trail Advisory Committee, and Mara Cherkasky, Heritage Programs Associate, Cultural Tourism DC, with the 100th plaque
100TH African American Heritage Trail Unveiling
Judge Rohulamin Quander, African American Heritage Trail Advisory Committee, and Jane Freundel Levey, Director of Heritage Programs, Cultural Tourism DC, unveil the 100th plaque
100TH African American Heritage Trail Unveiling
Crowd watches unveiling of the 100th plaque along the African American Heritage Trail
100TH African American Heritage Trail Unveiling
Joseph A. Quander, Retired DC Assistant Fire Chief, speaks
100TH African American Heritage Trail Unveiling
Crowd watching unveiling of 100th plaque along the African American Heritage Trail
100TH African American Heritage Trail Unveiling
Judge Rohulamin Quander, African American Heritage Trail Advisory Committee, speaks
100TH African American Heritage Trail Unveiling
Linda Donovan Harper, Executive Director, Cultural Tourism DC, speaks
100th African American Heritage Trail Unveiling
Linda Donovan Harper, Executive Director, Cultural Tourism DC; Retired DC Assistant Fire Chief, Joseph A. Quander; Judge Rohulamin Quander, African American Heritage Trail Advisory Committee; David Maloney, State Historic Preservation Officer
Cultural Tourism DC Will Install 13 New Signs on the African American Heritage Trail
The African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC identifies sites that are important in local and national history and...
BET: Site of Washington's First Black Fire Company to Be Honored
Site of Washington's First Black Fire Company to Be Honored
Author: Britt Middleton
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The Washington Post Art Post: Location of the first all African American fire company to be recognized
Location of the first all African American fire company to be recognized
Author: Jacqueline Trescott
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Civil War to Civil Rights
Cultural Tourism DC Commemorates Civil War 150th Anniversary: Civil War to Civil Rights
This year, our country marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, and naturally DC will...
Tour: Southwest Waterfront
Experience the old and the new in the southwest quadrant of DC. A working-class waterfront neighborhood until the 1950s, nearly all of it was razed to create something new in one of the nation’s first urban renewal experiments. Learn about...
August 26, 2011 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
August 27, 2011 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
$12
Tour of U Street/Shaw Neighborhood
Explore the neighborhood of Shaw. Learn more about the “shakers and movers” in the arts, civil rights, education, law and science who lived in the neighborhood and its eclectic mix of housing and businesses. See the childhood homes of...
July 22, 2011 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
July 22, 2011 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
August 5, 2011 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
August 5, 2011 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
$12.00
Before Harlem, There Was U Street
Explore the neighborhood that was shared by African American intellectuals, business leaders, and families of all economic levels. The businesses they owned and the houses they lived in are featured on this walk. U Street was...
April 2, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
April 9, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
April 16, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
April 23, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
April 30, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
May 7, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
May 14, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
May 21, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
May 28, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
June 4, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
June 11, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
June 18, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
June 25, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
July 2, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
July 9, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
July 16, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
July 23, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
July 30, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
August 6, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
August 13, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
August 20, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
August 27, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
September 3, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
September 10, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
September 17, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
September 24, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
October 1, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
October 15, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
October 22, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
October 29, 2011 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
$15
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