Walking Tour: The Old 8^th Ward, Jackson Square and Harrisburg’s African-American History

Historians Calobe Jackson, Jeb Stuart and David Morrison show and describe sites of Harrisburg’s 19^th– and 20^th-century African-American community largely displaced by the expanding Capitol Complex, with the exception of “Jackson Square,” now being restored by investors including native sons LeSean and LeRon McCoy.  Also see the new “Commonwealth Monument” memorializing the 15^th and 19^th Amendments (voting rights for blacks and women, 150 and 100 years ago).

10 AM to 12 Noon. Meet at the Capitol Fountain.

$15- General Admission

$10 – HHA members

$5   –  Students

Face masks are required for walking tours and social distancing measures are expected to be maintained by staff and visitors. 

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