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-A- Tour Program
Begin your day with a visit to the National Great
Blacks In Wax Museum, America's first and only
wax museum of African American history and culture. The
museum houses more than 100 life-size and lifelike wax
figures presented in dramatic and historical scenes, and
takes you through the pages of time with wax figures featuring
special lighting, sound effects and animation. Frederick
Douglass, Harriett Tubman, Benjamin Banneker and Billie
Holiday, as well as many other national figures chronicle
the history of African people from around the globe. The
experience is highlighted by a dramatic walk through a
replica of a slave ship complete with Middle Passage history.
Select from the list below for other cultural events
in Baltimore. Work with your tour director at The
National Great Blacks In Wax Museum.
Eubie Blake National Jazz Museum and Cultural
Center At the Eubie Blake National Jazz Museum
and Cultural Center, you will enjoy a display of memorabilia
and artifacts honoring the life of Baltimore-born composer
and pianist Eubie Blake. The gallery features permanent
exhibitions highlighting the legacy of other Baltimore
jazz greats such as Billie Holiday, Cab Calloway and
Chick Webb.
Orchard Street Church
Find keys to Baltimore's past and future while visiting
the Orchard Street Church. Founded in 1825, legend has
it that the Orchard Street Church was a stop on the
Underground Railroad. The building, complete with escape
tunnel, houses the 19th-century church and the Baltimore
Urban League, an organization committed to enhancing
the social and economic conditions of African Americans
in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African
American History and Culture Don't miss the
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American
History and Culture. The largest museum of its kind
on the East Coast shares globally, and with integrity,
the human drama of Maryland's African American experience.
The history of African Americans in Baltimore is one
of power, courage and tenacity. Our city has been home
to many "freedom fighters" - individuals who
chose liberty, transformation and human rights over
comfort and personal security.
Baltimore Civil War Museum Built
in 1851, the Baltimore Civil War Museum is housed in
the President Street railroad station, which was a stop
on the Underground Railroad. The site also played a
pivotal role in the Pratt Street Riot, the first incident
of bloodshed in the Civil War, and features exhibits
on Baltimore's Colored troops that served in the war.
The National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People Headquarters(NAACP)
Today, be sure to see the NAACP National Headquarters.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP), the oldest, largest and strongest civil
rights organization in the United States, moved its
headquarters to Baltimore in 1986. The building includes
a library that holds national civil rights archives
and its grounds feature a memorial garden to writer
Dorothy Parker.
The St. Francis Academy The St. Francis
Academy, established in 1828, is the oldest continuously
operating black educational institution in the United
States. Founded by Mother Mary Lange and the Oblate
Sisters of Providence, the building has served as a
dormitory for the nuns, a girl's boarding school, a
girl's day school, and an orphanage. Today it provides
a quality education for children of color in the inner
city. Learn why miracles still happen here!
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