Erie, PA – African American Heritage Trail Tour

VisitErie.com
VisitErie has partnered with the creators of A Shared Heritage Tour and Erie Arts & Culture to create a new tour that celebrates Erie County Black History. The new self-guided audio-narrated tour is available through VisitErie’s ‘Hello Erie’ mobile app. The African American History Tour features historic points of interest, public art, and businesses that pay tribute to the City of Erie’s African American heritage. including the church where internationally celebrated soloist and composer Harry T. Burleigh sang in the choir. Burleigh’s achievements include adapting African American spirituals into his own compositions. Another stop, New Jerusalem, is one of Erie’s oldest neighborhoods. Here African American families provided much-needed refuge for men and women fleeing enslavement through the Underground Railroad. The tour also includes several murals paying tribute to Erie’s African American heritage. You can download the FREE ‘Hello Erie’ mobile app from iTunes or Google Play. Once downloaded, open up the app and click on “Tours”.

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