The Witness Series: Part 4--Blooming into History, Beautiful, Fierce, Free

This event begins with a wildflower and bird walk starting at the street crosswalk adjacent to 9022 Willow Meadow Drive. Along 1500 feet of wildflowers the group gathers at the Keegans Bayou Wildlife Bridge for other activities.  Attendees will experience the beauty of the blooming wildflowers planted in 2021 by Harris County Flood Control and discover the birds that are seen along the bayou’s trail.  Historians will share the history of Riceville, Texas, a Freedom Colony, founded as a black farming community by Leonard Rice in the 1850s.  Like Bordersville and other Houston black neighborhoods, Riceville was annexed to the city in the late 1960s.  The 1889 Riceville Cemetery still remains along Keegans Bayou.  A hands-on wildflower bouquet workshop will be conducted on the bayou near the Riceville Cemetery.

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