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(1) Champion Trees & Old Growth Forests - An "Expedition" with The Tree People
(2) Discover Providence - A Capital Place!
(3) East Bay By Bike
(4) Family Guy - On the Road to Rhode Island
(5) Hidden Gems of the Blackstone Valley
(6) Geocaching Adventure - A Treasure Hunt for the Grown-Ups
(7) Glorious Gardens

(8) Hidden Black History of College Hill - Sharing the Stories

(9) Historic Great Road - America's First "Super Highway"
(10) Independence Trail & Taste of RI - The Newest Attraction in Providence
(11) Kayaks on the Blackstone!
(12) Life Behind the Scenes - A Leisurely, Behind the Scenes Bicycle Tour
(13) Rhode Island Myths & Mysteries - Shades of Revolutionaries & Romantics
(14) Walking the Land Trust Trail - A Rhode Island Showcase
(15) Seaside Secrets, Mansions & More -It's Newport for the Curious

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Tour #8

Sharing the Stories: The Hidden Black History of College Hill

Stroll the neighborhoods, visit the sites and hear the stories of innumerable men and women whose contributions built Rhode Island’s African American communities from their earliest days.

Led by Ray Rickman, a former state representative from the College Hill area, and a promoter of African American history, this fully narrated tour encompasses the touchstones of Black heritage in Rhode Island.

Neighborhood walking tours and interior tours of several important sites are part of this day. Your motorcoach will meet you at the lower (easternmost) parking lot of the State Capitol building and transport you to sites important to our history, as Americans of any hue.

Highlights include:
  • Congdon Street Baptist Church
  • “Mile of History”
  • The School for Colored Children
  • Benefit Street
  • The First Baptist Church in America
  • Stephen Hopkins House & Garden

Related publications will be made available for purchase during your tour.

Price: $44.00 plus RI sales tax
Includes: *Lunch, all fees and admissions, walks with commentary, motorcoach transport service.
Meets at: RI State House, lower parking lot on Smith Street, Providence
Check-in: 8:30 am
Departs: 9:00 am
Returns: 2:00 pm
Attire: Appropriate to weather conditions. Comfortable shoes.
Also bring: Filled water bottle, camera, folding tote

* A set menu of Sandwich selections for a bagged lunch from Geoff’s will be offered the week prior to this tour. Participants will be personally contacted.

Though never required, it is customary to personally extend a gratuity to your motorcoach driver and your tour guide. A modest ‘thank you’ would be a dollar or two per person, or more if it is well earned, within your budget and commensurate to their service. Group collections are discouraged.

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Links

Go Tours, Inc.
PO Box 6063
Providence, RI 02940-6063

Geoff's Rhode Island Black Heritage Society - Sharing the Stories  
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