Event
Yonkers Black History Tour
Saturday, September 20, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Explore 400 years of African and African-descended people in downtown Yonkers. This 2.5 mile urban hike will visit historic churches like St. John's Getty Square and Messiah Baptist Church, the waterfront's Enslaved African Rain Garden, the sites of early Black landowners in Yonkers, and discuss Yonkers connections to the American Revolution, Underground Railroad, Civil Rights, redlining, and school segregation. We'll also discuss famous Yonkers residents, Yonkers firsts, schools, fraternal organizations, music, and more! To register, email philipsemanorhall@parks.ny.gov or call 914-965-4027.
Call to Register: (914) 965-4027
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