Civil Rights Ride

1412 Q Street Northwest,Washington DC 20009

28 August, 2021

Description

Find out more about DC's amazing history as a magnate for aspiring African Americans pioneering education, organizing, business & more DC’s unique local and national history as a city built and shaped by enslaved and free blacks (including one of the original surveyors), witnessed their first emancipation, pioneering education, and model organizing. Indeed, Washington DC severed as a magnate for aspiring African Americans, became a critical site of prominent Civil Rights marches, legislation and rulings, and now proudly shows and shares this amazing history and culture in the newest Smithsonian, the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Join Jeff Miller, the DC Cycling Concierge, and guide Lia Summers as they lead a memorable ride exploring some of the key sights and discussion investigating the progress and challenges DC has seen as African Americans have moved from shackles to a true shrine in the center of our nation’s capital. The ride will be at a casual / relaxed pace for 3 hours. Even longtime DC residents will learn more about people, sites and events that helped shape our great city. Please RSVP today! I love cycling and I love DC and I love to show my guests how biking is the best way to see and explore the history and sites. The themes of my tours are a way to see this great city and region in a slightly different way, to delve deeper, and to have some great discussions of how our history relates to today. I love leading these tours by bike because we can see so much more than you can in any other type of tour. Yes, biking is the best way to explore DC, but I also revel in the fun of sharing the history and wild back stories to many of the sites I share with my guests. I hope to see you on this ride!