Black History - Washington D.C.

A major stop for runaway Southern slaves, Washington, DC, attracted large numbers of blacks after the Civil War. The city became a major center of the civil rights movement and today it is one of the largest and most prominent black-dominated communities in the United States.

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Lunch Per Day
Group Photo
Hard Rock Cafe
Dinner Dance Cruise
"Shear Madness"
Theatre

Sample Itinerary

1:00PM	Arrival in Washington, D.C. Join Tour Guide at the Columbus Statue
1:30PM	Tour of Howard University (pending availability)
6:00PM	Dinner
8:00PM	Visit the Lincoln, Vietnam Veteran's and Korean Memorials

8:00AM	Breakfast
9:00AM	Tour of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Home
10:30AM	Visit the "Emancipation" Statue and the statue of Mary McLeod Bethune
11:00AM	Visit the Anacostia Museum, devoted to African American culture and history
1:00PM	Time for lunch at group's expense
2:00PM	Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
5:30PM	Dinner
8:00PM	Visit the Jefferson, FDR and Iwo Jima Marine Memorials

8:00AM	Breakfast and check out
9:00AM	Visit Arlington National Cemetery. See the gravesite of Matthew A. Henson, co-discoverer of the North Pole
10:30AM	Drive by the Benjamin Banneker Memorial Circle and Fountain, a tribute to Benjamin Banneker, co-designer of the city of Washington
12:00PM	Unrestricted sightseeing on the Smithsonian Mall
3:00PM	Depart for home