Black Liberation Walking Tour

Join us for the Black Liberation Walking Tour in West Oakland, led by local native David Peters, founder of the West Oakland Cultural Action Network, and Gene Anderson, author of Legendary Locals of Oakland, an Oakland historian whose family has historical roots in West Oakland.

About the Black Liberation Walking Tour (BLWT)

When most people think of Black history in the United States, they typically imagine the history of the American South, New York City’s Harlem, and Washington, D.C. This guided walking tour in Oakland, California, shares over 100 years of Black history in the American West, from the West Coast’s Civil Rights Movement and the Great Migration, to present-day stories of Oakland residents.

BLWT is a community-led cultural asset map celebrating Hoover-Foster’s multi-generational Black history and culture. A project of the West Oakland Cultural Action Network (WOCAN), the BLWT captures oral histories to document the lives, art, and the culture of long-time residents, historical figures, and rapidly disappearing former Black cultural spaces.

Please register to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1018-black-liberation-walking-tour-tickets-1588439016859?aff=oddtdtcreato.

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St Andrews Missionary Baptist Church, 2624 West St, Oakland, CA, 94612, View Map