Durham's Civil Rights History: Downtown Tour

Schedule

Sat Jun 17 2023 at 10:00 am to 11:30 am

Location

Durham Bull Statue - Major | Durham, NC

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Explore Durham’s Civil Rights Legacy with PD’s walking tour. This exciting tour focuses on many of the sites in downtown Durham that were important during the 1950s and 60s Civil Rights movement, including the Durham County Courthouse, the Arts Center (originally Durham High School and later City Hall), the Kress and Woolworth buildings, sites of sit-in protests and the "Confronting Change" exhibit at the Carolina Theatre. Learn about the contributions of ordinary Durham residents to the struggle for equality as well as local leaders like Floyd McKissick and national figures like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who brought America’s attention to the campaign for civil rights in the Bull City.

“We need not be historians to understand the struggle for equality in Durham and how it played out as the nation confronted the same problems, although on a much larger scale.” – Dr. John Hope Franklin, Honorary Chairman of the tour organizing committee.

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TOURS AND THE WEATHER
Tours will start at the Bull sculpture off Parrish and Corcoran Streets.
Tours may be cancelled on short notice due to extreme heat or inclement weather.
Tours will be shortened to one hour on days when the temperature is above 90° or below 50°. Please take the weather into account when planning to join a tour. In hot weather, wear a hat and sunscreen and bring a bottle of water. In cold weather, bundle up and bring a cup of hot coffee! For walking tours always wear comfortable shoes.
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Where is it happening?

Durham Bull Statue - Major, 201 Corcoran St,Durham,NC,United States

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Preservation Durham

Host or Publisher Preservation Durham

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