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Newport Black History Walking Tour: Explore Colonial Stories
Newport
About
Experience Newport’s little-known Black history on a tour of Colonial-era Historic Hill. This unique opportunity brings you to historic locations designated with Rhode Island Slave History Medallion (RISHM) markers and other local landmarks. Your RISHM tour guide will introduce you to early Black Americans, their contributions, acts of resistance, and struggles for freedom that shaped not only Newport but the nation.
Highlights
1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Guide
Meeting Points
Departure
13 Bowens Wharf
Go to the corner of Market Street and America’s Cup Avenue, look for the circus tarp over the kiosk on Bowen’s Wharf.
Return
Washington Square
This tour ends at this historic location in the heart of colonial Newport.
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Newport Black History Walking Tour: Explore Colonial Stories
Newport
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About
Experience Newport’s little-known Black history on a tour of Colonial-era Historic Hill. This unique opportunity brings you to historic locations designated with Rhode Island Slave History Medallion (RISHM) markers and other local landmarks. Your RISHM tour guide will introduce you to early Black Americans, their contributions, acts of resistance, and struggles for freedom that shaped not only Newport but the nation.
Highlights
1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Guide
Meeting Points
Departure
13 Bowens Wharf
Go to the corner of Market Street and America’s Cup Avenue, look for the circus tarp over the kiosk on Bowen’s Wharf.
Return
Washington Square
This tour ends at this historic location in the heart of colonial Newport.
Itinerary
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Trinity Church
Trinity Church, on Queen Anne Square in Newport, Rhode Island, is a historic parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island. Founded in 1698, it is the oldest Episcopal parish in the state. It is a National Historic Landmark, built 1725-26.
10 minutes
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Vernon House
Vernon House is the only house in Newport, built, improved, and maintained with profits of the slave trade. Over 40 African slave-trading voyages were financed by the Vernon brothers. A National Landmark. (Tour outside only)
10 minutes
3
Old Colony House - State House
Colony House is the 4th oldest in the US, built by free and enslaved workers. A national landmark building. (Tour outside only)
