Detroit: African Americans After the Civil War
October 15 2016 | 10:00am to 11:30am
The Detroit Historical Museum is thrilled to present a series of tours focused on the history, experiences and enduring influence of African Americans in Detroit. There will be a total of eight tours with different focuses available. Jamon Jordan, founder of the Black Scroll Network, will be the tour guide for this series.
Detroit: African Americans After the Civil War
When slavery was abolished after the Civil War, Detroit’s African American population began to grow. There followed a trend of racial discrimination in housing and employment. How did African Americans respond? How did Detroit change? What does “The Real McCoy” have to do with Detroit? And who is Ossian Sweet? Learn how Henry Ford and the auto industry as well as institutions founded by Detroit’s early African American community and Detroit’s Black leaders played a major part in the growth of the Black population, and helped to transform Detroit into one of the most significant cities in the United States.
$15 per person, per tour. Register early! There will only be 25 tickets available for each tour.
