Newport Black History Walking Tour: Lost Stories of Resistance & Freedom

Newport Black History Walking Tour:

Lost Stories of Resistance & Freedom

Experience Newport’s little-known Black history on a tour of Colonial-era Historic Hill. This unique opportunity brings you to historic locations designated with Rhode Island Slave History Medallion (RISHM) markers and other local landmarks. Your RISHM tour guide will introduce you to early Black Americans, their contributions, acts of resistance, and struggles for freedom that shaped not only Newport but the nation.

Pilot House at Bowen’s Wharf

13 Bowens Wharf
Newport, Rhode Island 02840