Half-Day African-American New York City Heritage Tour

Explore the rich history and legacy of Black New Yorkers. Learn about their life in colonial New York City since 1613 under Dutch then, British rule. Visit Wall Street which housed a slave market a transformative commodity that gave rise to the American economy. See the African Burial Ground and the sites of the first black churches and communities downtown in the Five Points district, Little Africa in the Village, and Uptown's York Hill / Seneca Village now Central Park. Visit Harlem a Mecca for intellectuals, writers, and artists who forged the Harlem Renaissance. See the Schomberg center for research in Black Culture. Explore the trajectory of Black New Yorkers through their resilience in the face of adversity, their creativity in the face of abject oppression, and their skillful political organization that has forever shaped American life.