Exploring Black Atlanta: People, Places, and Events in Atlanta’s Black History Tour

Join La’Neice Littleton, Ph.D., historian and Director of Community Collaborations, for an exploration of people, places, and events in Atlanta’s Black history.

This tour of artifacts throughout the museum tells the stories of notable African American figures, historic locations, and transformative events in the city’s history. This tour includes information about people such as the Herndon Family and Mayor Maynard Jackson, places such as the Atlanta University Center and Auburn Ave., and events such as enslavement and the Civil War, the Washer Women’s Strike of 1881, the 1906 race massacre, and the Civil Rights Movement. This tour is conversational in style and invites participants to ask questions of their guide as they explore artifacts and stories pertaining to Black Atlanta and how the city’s history fits in the larger contexts of African American History, Georgia History, and U.S. History.

The duration of this tour is one hour plus additional time for Q&A.

Max group size is 20 guests.

Standard Pricing

$250

Student Pricing

$125

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