Portland, Maine: Black History Guided Walking Tour
Features
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
2 hours
- 10% off water tours with Portland Paddle (instructions at confirmation)
- Two hour fully narrated guided tour.
- Donation toward restoring the Abyssinian Meeting House, America's third-oldest standing Black church
- A tip for your guide!
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Trace the steps of the Black Portlanders who moved our city, state, and country closer to the ideals of freedom, democracy, opportunity, and equality. Maine’s earliest settlements couldn’t have existed without Black labor, skill, and insight. You'll meet the Black Yankees who founded Maine communities, overturned slavery statewide, drove our...
- Duration 2 Hours
- Group Tour
- Max 15 people in the group
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Portland
Your guide Dugan will lead you to the locations relevant to Black Mainers and their achievements. We'll trace the steps of the folks who resisted indignity and realized power to move our city, state, and country closer to the ideals of freedom, democracy, opportunity, and equality.
- Duration 50 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
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Lobsterman Park
Discover the hidden Black history that predates slavery in Maine.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 3
Congress Street
Be surprised by the story of a largely unknown but well-connected international activist from the 19th century hiding in plain sight.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 4
The Cathedral Of The Immaculate Conception
Hear the complicated history of racial passing at the highest levels in 19th-century Catholic Maine.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 5
Commercial Street
Dugan will guide you to where Black leaders and laborers shaped Portland's waterfront and earned a seat at the table when the odds were against them. We'll honor the Black journalist who decided to leave the US behind and seek self-determination in a newly-founded African nation.
- Duration 20 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 6
Fore Street
Portland's maritime history may not be what you think it is. Discover the Black skill and labor too often overlooked.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 7
Fore Street
Marvel at the architecture and hear how antebellum Black Portland built and wielded political power at a time when the vast majority of Black Americans were denied basic human rights.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 8
Bell Buoy Park
Visit the Black social scene of WWII Portland and meet the important people who came out of that period to impact our lives today.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 9
Old Port
Follow Dugan through the Old Port to a historically-Black section on the eastern end of the waterfront, uncovering Black history hidden all around us. You'll hear about the people who founded Maine communities, overturned slavery statewide, drove our maritime industries, swung elections, founded houses of worship, crossed color boundaries, and...
- Duration 50 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 10
Exchange Street
Learn the story of an enterprising young Black man who forged his own destiny in the legal field despite those who tried to hold him back.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 11
India Street
Find the brave folks who risked federal prosecution by aiding and abetting freedom seekers from the South via the Underground Railroad.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 12
Newbury Street
Marvel at the achievements of a small, tight-knit community, who worked together to improve their lives and the lives of others.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 13
Portland Observatory
Learn how important Black Portlanders were to the maritime economy in the age of sail.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 14
Sheridan Street
Visit the beating heart of the civil rights movement and hear the stories of the leaders whose impacts are still being felt today.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 15
Eastern Cemetery
Learn the surprising story of the Black minister who convened a community of expatriate Black Americans to rewrite the US Constitution.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
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