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5th Annual Juneteenth RI Festival Weekend – Black History Walking Tour
June 17, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Free
“Convening at the site of the historic Olney Street Baptist Church, [the Providence Black History Walking Tour] begins with Black institution-building as a configuration of resistance. Continuing through the gentrified crossroads of Providence’s East Side, the tour will explore how institutionalized legal, economic, and social power sought to circumscribe the lives of Black Rhode Islanders. A central theme of the tour is a discussion about formations of organized challenges to white settler supremacy in Rhode Island’s history.”
Tour Guide: Marco McWilliams
Meeting Place: Outside of the Only Street Baptist Church, 100 Olney St, Providence, RI
The tour is approximately 1.5 hrs depending on the pace of participants. There are a couple of steep hills. Please bring water and wear comfortable shoes.
RSVP: https://www.juneteenthri.com/event-details-registration/providence-black-history-walking-tour-free-rsvp
The Juneteenth RI Festival returns for the fifth year with a range of free programming for the whole family. Events include a Providence Black History Walking Tour; a YOUth Day on Saturday, June 17; and a day-long event at the Roger Williams Park’s Temple to Music with special guest Kelly Price on Sunday, June 18. Free and open to the public.