NEW! Selden Richardson’s Built By Blacks Bus Tour June 19, 2010

In partnership with the Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods, author Selden Richardson leads a tour of the monuments, urban landscapes and architecture that emerged from Richmond's African-American community. From the First Battalion Armory and Maggie Walker's Italianate townhouse in Jackson Ward to Shockoe Bottom's slave auction warehouses, this tour reveals the complex history of a city built in large part by African-Americans. Reservations: (804) 649-0711 x 301. Meet at the History Center. Cost includes parking in History Center lot and admission to the museum on the day of the tour.

Official Website: http://richmondhistorycenter.com/tours.asp