Heritage tours for conventioneers: multicultural tours are the latest trend in side trips. Here are some of the best.Whether you're going uptown to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's Apollo Theatre Apollo Theatre During and after the Harlem Renaissance, a centre of African-American popular music on 125th Street in New York City's Harlem district. Built in 1914, it hosted musical performers such as Bill Robinson, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Duke , visiting Rita's in New Orleans' Vieux Carre (French Quarter) or hanging out at Aunt Kizzy's Back Porch in Los Angeles, African-American cultural tours are a hot ticket on the travel scene. "It's a new day in the industry," says Caletha Powell, chairperson of the African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. Travel and Tourism Association (ATTA ATTA Association of Thai Travel Agents ATTA African Travel and Tourism Association ATTA Adventure Travel Trade Association ATTA Atom Trap Trace Analysis ATTA Afghan Transit Trade Agreement ATTA Atlanta Team Tennis Association ATTA Ammalati di Tumore Tiroideo Associati ). Powell projects that travel, tourism and hospitality will be the largest. industry--and employer--by the year 2000. Promoting multicultural tourism benefits both the African-American community and the market as a whole. "Here is our opportunity to sell our culture and services, not only to blacks, but also to the general market," says ATTA's Powell. For blacks in the industry, heritage tours also open up a large but traditionally overlooked source of revenue. Cultural tours are one way African-Americans are sharing in the lucrative convention and tourism business. From Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. to Tennessee to Oklahoma, states are finally recognizing and highlighting the contributions of African-Americans, and packaging them as tourist attractions. Boston's Black Heritage Trail covers the North Slope of Beacon Hill, where free blacks established their first community. The impact of the community and its influence on slavery and schooling in the rest of the country is highlighted. Increasingly, destinations are publishing African-American guides that direct visitors to points of interest, businesses and services, and offer self-guided tours. The nation's capital--a.k.a. "Chocolate City"--is rich in African-American history. The local convention and visitors association publishes a three-day itinerary, African-American Historical Attractions guide. The self-guided tours include the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, administered by the National Park Service, is located at 1411 W St., SE in Anacostia, a neighborhood east of the Anacostia River in Southeast Washington, D.C.. , the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church African Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist denomination (see Methodism). It was established in 1816 in Philadelphia with Richard Allen as its first bishop. In 1991 there were about 3.5 million members in the United States. , National Gallery of African American Art African American art is a broad term describing the visual arts of the American black community. Influenced by various cultural traditions, including those of Africa, Europe and the Americas, traditional African American art forms include the range of plastic arts, from , Georgetown and Howard Universities and the Bethune Museum and Archives. The National Trust for Historic Preservation's Preservation Press has created, in conjunction with the National Park Service, a new 623-page book, African American Historic Places, which lists all the sites on the National Register of Historic Places This article is about the U.S. Register. For the National Register of Historic Places in Canada see Canadian Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places that are of interest to African-Americans. It includes such diverse areas as Salt Lake City; Boise, Idaho; Missoula, Mont.; Omaha, Neb.; and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Here is a selected list of cities that publish African-American travel guides; they may also be able to direct you to black and heritage tour operators: Alabama 800-252-2262; Atlanta 800-GA-IS-FUN (for state guide); Baltimore 800-343-3468 and 800-543-1036 (for Maryland guide); Detroit 800-DETROIT; Philadelphia 800-537-7676; Los Angeles 213-624-7300; Miami 800-283-2707; New Orleans 800-725-5652 or 800-937-1602 (for Louisiana guide); San Diego 619-236-1212; St. Louis 800-916-0040 or 800-877-1234 (for Missouri guide); Washington, D.C. 800-422-8644. |
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