Hidden History Tour March 16

Hidden History of DFW African Americans Tour:

Saturday, March 16, 9a – 12 noon.  Sign up and pay on the website: hiddenhistorydfw.com

Tickets are $47 for adults, $37 for Seniors, $17 for a Child under 13.

• NOTE: These fees are non-refundable.

• These are public tours and may sell out.

We have 12 people from the Horizon community and family and friends signed up so far.

Carpools will leave from Horizon at 8am.

The tours depart from the J.B. Jackson Jr. Dart Transit Center off MLK Blvd behind Walgreen’s near Fair Park, 1423 J. B. Jackson, Jr. Blvd, Dart Transit Center Dallas 75210

• Tour departs promptly at 9am.

• Getting to the Transit Center

  • You can drive directly there – ample, secure parking.

  • Carpool from church, leave at 8am. (email M.C. Meador if you need to carpool.)

  • Dart train Green Line

    • 7:26am from North Carrollton/Frankford Station, arr. MLK station 8:28am, short walk to bus departure point.

• Dallas area is home to one million African American citizens, but few people know much about the history of the early settlers and communities for people of color.

• Explore the almost forgotten history by visiting many of the sites that were instrumental in the development of vibrant African American communities throughout the city.

• Illuminate the role of African Americans in the formation of Deep Ellum.

• We will join a public bus tour conducted and narrated by a wonderful, older African American couple, Don and Jocelyn Pinkard, who grew up in the community.

• There will be several stops where we can get off and take short walks, such as at the Freedmen’s Cemetery.

For more information and to secure your spot, go to the tour website or call 469-585-1590.

Please email M.C. Meador if you do purchase a ticket so he will have a head count.