The Lesser Known History of Chattanooga: A Walking Tour
Wednesday, July 18
5:30 p.m.
Join Chattanooga Organized for Action (COA)
as we tour Martin Luther King Boulevard to discuss Chattanooga's
history of popular action against racism. We'll cover the city's early
slave market and labor force, Randolph Miller and the 1905 bus boycott
of Jim Crow, the MLK assassination marches, sit-ins, clergy organizing,
riots, the fight to rename the street, the 1980 Klan shooting, the
lawsuit that changed the form of government, and much more.
This tour is part of the People's History Project. More information can be found here.
Please note: this tour is free, however there is a limit of 25 people. Please RSVP
for more information, click HERE
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