Kittery's Black Yankees
This tour describes how Africans and their descendants, residents of a northern Atlantic port town, used their resilience and cultural traditions of mutual aid to establish one of Maine's earliest African American communities. You will hear stories about enslaved and freed people living here from colonial times and "Black Yankees" of the modern era, a history often ignored and rarely identified with the heritage of New England.
Sankofa Tour Guides: Erika Varga, Lillian Buckley, Wanda Dorlean, and Meaghan Dunn
Meeting Place: Parking Lot of Lil's Cafe | 7 Wallingford Square, Downtown Kittery, ME.
All BHTNH Exanded Walking Tours require pre-registration and payment prior to the tour via our website. This includes walk-ins and same-day registrations as we are unable to register and charge participants onsite at our expanded locations.
Tours offered by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (BHTNH) reveal the region's rich and often forgotten African American history. The stories our Sankofa Scholars have uncovered and now share with visitors illustrate how the earliest Africans in this country were committed to self-determination, resourcefulness, and community service. This nuanced American history continues to shape our collective present and future.
These themed guided tours allow visitors to realize a truer more inclusive history of New Hampshire, connect with ancestral roots, and see the intricately woven cultural cloth that is New Hampshire.
Please plan to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to departure time. If you do not arrive 5 minutes before departure time, your spot may be given to another participant. Tours typically take 90 minutes.
There is a maximum of 20 participants per tour.
Cost:
$20 per person
$15 (with ID) for Seniors & Military
$10 Students
Current local COVID protocols apply.
For your health and the safety of our guests, if you have any of the following symptoms, we ask that you refrain from joining a guided tour: Cough, Difficulty Breathing, Shortness of Breath, Fever, Chills
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