Silver Spring Black History Tour: May 6, 2017

David Rotenstein Discussion

Silver Spring developed as a “sundown suburb” in the early 20th century. African Americans were welcome to work in the stores and homes there but they were unable to shop, eat, play, and live in the community because of racial restrictive covenants and bias by local government officials and business owners.

This two-hour tour explores Silver Spring’s historic landscape as it transitioned from Jim Crow segregation into the thriving multicultural community it’s become. Tickets are now available for the next Silver Spring Black History Tour  Saturday, May 6, 2017. The event is free but registration is required: https://silverspringblackhistory.eventbrite.com. Tour updates and other information will be available on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/history.sidebar/  and the web at http://blog.historian4hire.net/.

David Rotenstein
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