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BLACK HISTORY TOURS ALL MONTH

10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM, and 2:30 PM

Tuesday - Saturday

Tour 3 Historic Houses designated by UNESCO as Sites of Memory for their "Slave Route Project" including the Reverend Jack Yates House.

 

Tours Ticket Costs: $15 for Adults, $12 Seniors, $6 Children (6-12).

Come learn why the international organization UNESCO designated our three historic houses as Sites of Memory for their “Slave Trade Project” and why House Beautiful Magazine named our Black History Tours as a must-see. Reader’s Digest Magazine also named the Reverend Jack Yates House as the most famous house in Texas two years in a row. We welcome group tours for schools, places of worship, and companies. Ask us about catering and picnics to make it a more festive summer celebration.

Please note that we offer Black History Tours year-round which means you can still learn about Juneteenth and Houston's Black History the whole month of June!

JUNETEENTH TEACAKE TOURS ON SATURDAYS

 

June 3, 10, 17 (Sponsored in part by Constellation Energy)

10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM, and 2:30 PM

This was our most popular tour last year. When you book your tour on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday (the federal holiday), enjoy red punch and authentic tea cakes.

Come learn why the international organization UNESCO designated our three historic houses as Sites of Memory for their “Slave Trade Project” and why House Beautiful Magazine named our Black History Tours as a must-see. Reader’s Digest Magazine also named the Reverend Jack Yates House as the most famous house in Texas two years in a row.

Simply book your historic house tour ticket on these Saturdays… June 3, June 10, and June 17 - and enjoy Teacakes and Red Punch (sponsored by our corporate partners at Constellation Energy) with your tour.

THE NEW RED BOOK EXHIBIT

June 3- August 31, 2023

Museum Gallery Hours: 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Tuesdays - Saturdays

Curator: Dr. Lindsay Gary Author of The New Red Book and Director of "Who Yo' People"

Through the lens of The New Red Book: A Guide to 50 of Houston’s Black Historical and Cultural Sites, written by Dr. Lindsay Gary, this exhibit showcases the history of Houston through the perspective of place - 50 cultural organizations and sites created and sustained by African Americans. Adding to the rich historical legacy of Houston, this exhibit tells a comprehensive story of Houston’s African Americans who have made significant contributions to the city, from their earliest years to the present.  The title pays tribute to the original 1915 publication The Red Book of Houston: A Compendium of Social, Professional, Religious, Education and Industrial Interests of Houston’s Colored Population, recognized by researchers as one of a kind for its detailed description of African American success in the South during a time of social and political upheaval.

Tickets are $5 at the Museum Gallery Gift Shop at 1100 Bagby Street. Walk-in and enjoy!

JUNETEENTH SPEAKER SERIES PROGRAM

Saturday, June 17, 2023 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

11:00 AM General Order No. 3, Emancipation Proclamation Reading by Dr. Kevin J. Williams descendant of Buchanan H. Grimes. "B.H." as he was generally known was a member of Trinity as well as a Houston school principal and the leader of the Ancient Order of Pilgrims- in other words, head of the Pilgrim Insurance Company. He was also prominent in the Houston Black Chamber of Commerce.

11:05 AM Entertainment

11:15 AM - 1:30 PM Speaker Series

11:15 AM Welcome and Juneteenth Introduction by Martha Whiting-Goddard, great granddaughter of Jack Yates

11:30 AM Reverend Jack Yates House by Devaron Yates, descendant of Jack Yates

12:00 Noon African American Women Suffrage by Rae Bryant of Houston Suffragists Project

1:00 PM Highlights of the Pilgrim Temple and B.H. Grimes by Dr. Kevin J. Williams

1:30 PM UNESCO Slave Route Project and Slavery Migration Studies by Summer Perritt of Rice University

2:00 PM Willie Blount Video (popcorn served)