June 20, 2024: Bayard Rustin West Chester Walking Tour with the CCHC
Date and Time
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Arrive at CCHC at 1
Tour begins at 1:15 and ends at 2:30.
Location
Chester County History Center
225 N High St, West Chester, PA 19380
Fees/Admission
$15 per person
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Contact Information
Jessica DeGroff
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Description
Join Members of the DEI Council of the ERCC for a private walking tour of West Chester, provided by the Chester County History Center, highlighting Civil Rights icon, Bayard Rustin.
This walking tour, new for 2024, highlights pivotal moments in the lifetime of Civil Rights icon Bayard Rustin, organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. Born in West Chester in 1912, Rustin developed his philosophy of non-violence through the influence of his grandmother, Julia Davis Rustin. This walking tour will visit locations that impacted his youth, and landmarks that witnessed Rustin's return to the borough as an adult at the head of the fight for equal rights. This tour begins at the History Center and heads north of the downtown, eventually leading to the Historic Courthouse and the site of the 1966 March for Fair Housing, led by Rustin.
Tour lasts 75 minutes and covers approximately 1.25 miles.
Enjoy networking opportunities before and after the tour at BIPOC owned restaurants in West Chester.
