{"id":1219836,"date":"2024-06-04T08:50:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T12:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/?p=1219836"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T16:44:47","slug":"2023-african-american-heritage-tour-june-24-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/2023-african-american-heritage-tour-june-24-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 African American Heritage Tour \u2013 June 24, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Each year The Washington Informer and Washington Informer Charities plan and host an event related to the Arts and Culture of the African American Community out in the community that is a day of interaction and remembrance of the African American heritage.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This year, we are partnering with Visit Montgomery MD to celebrate Heritage Days in Montgomery County MD-&nbsp;<\/strong>There will be check in and a kickoff program at Allen Chapel AME Church in SE DC and then three buses will depart for Montgomery County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of the buses will be visiting The Button Farm, The Boyd Negro School, Josiah Henson Museum &amp; Park and taking a bus tour of the Rockville area.\u00a0 Everyone will eat lunch together at the pavilion at Glen Echo Park with the buses staggering their arrival and exits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1024\" width=\"922\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AAHT-Event-Flyer-.jpg?resize=922%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1219838\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/11th-annual-african-american-heritage-tour-heritage-days-in-montgomery-co-tickets-636744288307\" style=\"background-color:#ed1c24\">Purchase Tickets<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-venue-descriptions\">Venue descriptions:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-boyds-negro-school\"><strong>Boyds Negro School<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>19510 White Ground Road, Boyds, MD 20841<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This one-room schoolhouse has been renovated and restored to its appearance in 1900. 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