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Voices of Resilience: Hidden History of Providence Tour

By Providence Tour Company
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Price is CA $43 per adult
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Overview

From pivotal social justice movements to the personal narratives of unsung heroes, Voices of Resilience offers a deeper understanding of Providence’s identity and legacy of courage, resistance, and triumph. Explore how Rhode Island’s involvement in the international slave trade fuelled the Industrial Revolution, how suffragists challenged the political establishment, and how activists fought for LGBTQ+ visibility during Providence’s first Pride celebrations.

Meet remarkable figures like Edward Bannister, a Black barber who rose to national acclaim as a painter, Princess Red Wing, a Narragansett and Pokanoket activist, and the workers behind the massive 1902 labour strike that brought Rhode Island’s urban core to a standstill.

A minimum of four guests is required for tours to run. If fewer than four guests are booked, we’ll contact you the morning of the tour with refund or rescheduling options.

Activity location

  • Roger Williams National Memorial
    • 282 N Main St
    • 02903-1240, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Bridge
    • Bridge Street
    • 02903, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Voices of Resilience: Hidden History of Providence Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English

Duration: 2 hours

Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00AM
Price details
CA $42.51 x 1 AdultCA $42.51
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Price is CA $42.51

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  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The travel time is included in the total duration of the tour.

Activity itinerary

Roger Williams National Memorial

  • 10m
Learn about Providence's 19th-century race riots, their causes, and their aftermath.

First Baptist Church in America

  • 10m
Learn about the 1902 tram riots that stopped the city in its tracks.

Market House

  • 15m
Learn about Black entrepreneurs of the 18th century, Black artists of the 19th century, and discuss the impact of climate change and storm surge in Rhode Island.

Providence River Walk

  • 10m
Learn about the Gaspee Affair, one of the first violent uprisings against the British in the American colonies.

The Old State House

  • 10m
Learn about Thomas Wilson Dorr, the "People's Governor" of Rhode Island.

Providence

  • 1h 5m
Travellers will learn about the city's tumultuous past.

Location

Activity location

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    Roger Williams National Memorial
    • 282 N Main St
    • 02903-1240, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Bridge
    • Bridge Street
    • 02903, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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