Newport

New Budget Friendly Shared 4 hour African American Heritage Tour

4.5(4 reviews)4hFree cancellation

Description

Experience the rich African American history of Martha’s Vineyard. Your experienced tour guide will talk about the graveyard and the formation of the NAACP on MV, as well as the connection between the Vineyard’s Grace Church and the one in Mississippi. At North Road, you will hear about Rebecca Amos, her daughter Nancy, and great grandson William Martin. In Menemsha, you’ll hear about the Wampanoag’s helping slaves escape. And in Edgartown you will hear more about Nancy and William Martin, and the Chappaquiddick Plantation. And finally, the Overton House, and its connection to the Civil Rights movement. Your African American Heritage tour includes driving by and/or stopping: • Cottager’s Corner • the Tivoli (which used to be Aunt Georgia’s) • Bradley Square Memorial Church • Bunny Cottage, • Dorothy West house • Coleman Corners • Shearer Cottage. It takes almost 2.5 hrs to drive the island. You will be stopping at several sites for pictures and to experience the rich history

Highlights

Piccolo gruppo
Tour storici
Bus turistici
Tour culturali
Tour di mezza giornata
Privati e di lusso
Weather Dependent - Low

What makes this experience special

Language guide

Inglese

Transfer included

Raduno al punto d'incontro

What's included

Included

Guida parlante inglese
una storia meravigliosa e l'opportunità di scattare foto

Not included

Pranzo
Mancia/gratuità

Itinerary

1
passaggio e/o sosta: 25 minuti • Cottager’s Corner • il Tivoli (che era di zia Georgia) • Bradley Square Memorial Church • Bunny Cottage, • Dorothy West casa • Coleman Corners • Shearer Cottage.
Admission included
2
Trippa di Wampanoag
Admission included
3
Grace Church ci sarà tempo per le foto 15 minuti di auto da 0ak bluffs
Admission included
4
Parte della ferrovia sotterranea 30 minuti di auto dal paradiso dei vigneti
Admission included
5
Fermati per le foto se il tempo lo consente
Admission included
6
Nancy Michael, Naacp ci sarà tempo per scattare foto a 45 minuti di auto da chilmark
Admission included

Meeting point

Ci incontriamo in un Memorial Soldier Stature diagonalmente dall'altra parte della strada rispetto a 1 Seaview Ave (biglietteria dell'autorità del vapore) a Oak Bluffs