The African American Experience

Washington, DC

Tours are fully customizable

3 Days – 2 Nights

Mid-Atlantic Tours is your regional experts for Black History Tours to Washington, DC. Walk in the footsteps and share the dreams of notable African Americans. Learn America’s best kept secrets of the American Civil War. How African Americans were not only instrumental but critical to the defeat of the Confederate States. Walk the paths of Duke Ellington, Thurgood Marshall, Barack Obama, and many more. Share the vision and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Frederick Douglass.

Washington, DC is rich in Black Heritage. Frederick Douglass resided in the Nation’s Capital and Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his I Have A Dream Speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The new Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial is open on the National Mall. Museums and various spots throughout the city reflect the cities’ diverse African American culture. Take A Fun Trip and tour your Nation’s Capital from the African American Experience.

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Sample Tour

Day One, Friday

• Visit the newly dedicated Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial commemorating the life and works of Dr. King pursuit of the American dream – freedom, democracy, and equal opportunity for all.
• Share the stories and visit the sites of Black Washington with your local licensed expert tour guide including:
  • Benjamin Banneker Memorial & Fountain
  • National Council of Negro Women Headquarters
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
  • Duke Ellington Mural
  • Lincoln Theatre
  • Thurgood Marshall Center
  • Howard University
  • Mary McLeod Bethune House
  • African American Civil War Memorial
  • Ben’s Chili Bowl
  • Bohemian Caverns
  • Freedom Plaza

• Visit the African American Civil War Museum and hear the story of African Americans who fought and sacrificed their lives to win their freedom.
• Enjoy dinner at a ginormous seafood buffet on the waterfront.  

Day Two, Saturday

• After breakfast at the hotel we’ll depart for a day of touring.
• Stop at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Visitor Center, dedicated to preserving the legacy of the most famous 19th century African American.
• Visit The Anacostia Museum & Center for African American History and Culture. The Smithsonian Museum explores American history, society, and creative expression from an African American perspective, presented in a wide range of changing exhibits and programs.
• This afternoon we’ll stop at Lincoln Park, celebrating the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia and features the Emancipation Proclamation statue and the Mary McLeod Bethune statue.
• Continue with a visit to the Smithsonian. Monticello and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) have collaborated on a new exhibition entitled “Jefferson and Slavery at Monticello: Paradox of Liberty,” set to open in the NMAAHC Gallery in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. beginning January 27, 2012.
• Free time to visit the National Museum of African Art on the National Mall.
• Visit the Lincoln Memorial, site of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I Have A Dream Speech.
• Enjoy scrumptious BBQ dinner this evening.
• After dinner we’ll continue with an evening Illuminated Monument Tour driving by and stopping at famous memorials and monuments beautifully illuminated at night. Stop again to the see the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial; especially impressive at night. Walk through the Kennedy Center. See the bust of JFK and view the city from the terrace.

Day Three, Sunday

• After breakfast we’ll check out and depart for Sunday morning services at the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church. Frederick Douglass, Mary McCloud Bethune, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesse Jackson and nearly every American president has worshipped here; founded the Bethel Literary Society for ex-slaves.

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• Attend Sunday services at Shiloh Baptist Church. Founded 1862 in a horse stable by 300 people who fled slavery in Fredericksburg, Virginia; many outreach ministries and gospel choirs; recently built a $5.5m Family Life Center -- racquetball, saunas, restaurants, conference rooms, designed by Robert Nash

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• Attend Sunday services at Mt. Zion United Methodist. Founded 1816; oldest Black congregation in DC, worshippers at Montgomery Street church were dissatisfied with a segregated seating, so built their own church; purchased 2906 O Street in 1920 for meetings and DC's first Black library.
• After church stop for lunch on own in historic Union Station, a beautifully restored beaux-arts building. See the Philip Randolph statue, founder of the Sleeper Car Porter’s Union. We suggest brunch on your own at B. Smith’s in Union Station (call ahead to make reservations as this is a very popular brunch—Reservations are available online).
• After lunch continue home.

LUNCH OPTIONS:
Enjoy a Jazz Brunch at Georgia Brown’s
Champagne Jazz and Dance Brunch Cruise on the Odyssey III Cruise Ship

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