Walking Tour at the White House led by Dr. Renee K. Harrison​

16th Street Northwest,Washington DC 20001

27 February, 2022

Description

This live walking tour will explore landmarks that are covered "Black Hands, White House: Slave Labor and the Making of America." DATE: Sunday, February 27 TIME: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Starting Location: Lafayette Square, Pennsylvania Ave NW &, 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20001 We will meet in the center of Lafayette Square at the statue of President Andrew Jackson directly across from the White House at 2:00 pm sharp. Dr. Harrison will start with a talk in front of the White House. From there, we will depart for the walking tour. The entire walk is 1.2 miles. Please dress comfortably. In the event of rain, you will receive an email with a rain date. If you need accommodations or have more questions about the event, please click here and fill out this form. After Dr. Harrison's talk at Lafayette Square, we will depart as a group for the walking tour. Please see the full schedule below. —2:00 pm - 2:45 pm: Book Discussion, Q & A, Signing, and Photo-Op with the White House in the backdrop. Tour Route: Lafayette Park to Black Lives Matter Plaza to Treasury Building to Washington Monument —2:45pm: Depart Lafayette Square: From Pennsylvania Ave NW &, 16th St NW we will head west on H St NW toward 16th St NW and turn right onto 16th Street onto Black Lives Matter Plaza NW —2:45 pm – 3:00 pm: Tour Black Lives Matter Plaza NW —3:00 pm: Depart Black Lives Matter Plaza to US Treasury Department: From BLM Plaza we will head east on I St NW toward 15th St NW to the US Treasury Department. —3:10 pm – 3:25 pm: Tour US Treasury Department: 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220 —3:25 pm: Depart US Treasury Department : From US Treasury Department we will walk south on 15th St NW toward F St NW. Turn right onto Constitution Ave. NW and walk at the Washington Monument. —3:45 pm: Arrive at Washington Monument —3:45 pm to 4:00pm: Tour of Washington Monument and Closing Remarks Renee K. Harrison is an Associate Professor of African American and U.S. Religious History at Howard University. Dr. Harrison‘s research interests include an interdisciplinary and interfaith approach to African American religious history and culture; early American religious history; black feminist/womanist thought; aesthetic theory and the arts; phenomenology; and rituals of healing and resistance.