Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy presents
BLACK HISTORY MONTH TOURS
in proud partnership with
Jersey City Anti-Violence Coalition
Museum of Jersey City History
Councilman Frank "Educational" Gilmore
Gotta Go Gaming S.T.E.A.M. and ESports Education HUB
Tour No. 1: The Lafayette Neighborhood Black Heritage Walking Tour with Historian and Community Advocate Jerome Choice
11:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. (Walking)
FREE
Walking Tour Starts at Liberty State Park Light Rail Station
Ends at Monumental Baptist Church, 121 Lafayette Street
Historian, Museum of Jersey City History board member and community advocate Jerome Choice hosts an enriching, emotional and personal journey, highlighting Black history and his life-long experiences in the historic Lafayette neighborhood of Jersey City, originally settled by the Dutch over 400 years ago in the ancient Lenni Lenape village of Communipaw.
NOTE: This walking tour is the 1st segment of two, consecutive Black History tours on JCLC’s specially curated day of Black history and culture. Paid tickets to the 2nd segment at 1:00 p.m. — Sacred Spaces on Jersey City’s Black Heritage Trail — are available at: www.eventbrite.com/e/1982595069222
Tour # 2: Sacred Spaces on Jersey City’s Black Heritage Trail with Preservationist John Gomez
1:00 p.m. — 4:00 p.m. (Bus)
$15
Bus Tour Starts at Monumental Baptist Church, 121 Lafayette Street
Ends at JCLC’s Support Black Businesses Social at Lady G's Restaurant Bar & Grill, 269 Ocean Avenue
Preservation advocate and founder of the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy (JCLC), John Gomez takes us on a journey to sacred Black spaces in Jersey City, including the Bergen Avenue church where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of his final public speeches in 1968 as well as an Ocean Avenue landmark founded as New Jersey’s first Black Catholic parish. Ticket purchase is needed for this tour; seats are limited and will sell out fast!
NOTE: This bus tour is the 2nd segment of two, consecutive Black History tours. Tickets to the 1st segment at 11am — The Lafayette Neighborhood Black Heritage Walking Tour — are available at: www.eventbrite.com/e/1982593946865
