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Home > City Calendar > Senior Black Heritage Trail Walking Tour

Senior Black Heritage Trail Walking Tour

Location

Citywide Senior Center
806 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Contact

Emma Watkins
617-349-6060

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Join us for a walk along the Black Heritage Trail which explores the history of the African American community in 19th century Boston.
Learn about the Underground Railroad, the abolition movement, and the early struggles for civil rights. 
This tour starts at the Robert Gould Shaw memorial on Beacon Street and concludes at the Museum of African American History on Joy Street. The tour lasts about 90 minutes.

Ticket cost: $12.00 includes Guided Tour, Museum Admission and Transportation.

This trip is offered to Cambridge Seniors 60+.
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