National Park Partners received a grant through the "Centennial and Beyond" program of the National Environmental Education Foundation to support a two-year partnership between the National Park Service and the Bessie Smith Cultural Center. The goal of the project is for the National Park Service to develop programming that engages new audiences from the  communities in and around park lands. Through the grant support, National Park Partners developed a walking tour map of historic African-American sites in the downtown Chattanooga area, in conjunction with National Park Service Rangers, and will be hosting an inaugural walk of several of the sites. All are welcome!

9:00 a.m. - Gather at Bessie Smith Cultural Center for light refreshments and remarks. The tour begins around 9:30 a.m. and will be finished by 11:00 a.m. Dress appropriately for the summer weather. Click here to visit our Facebook event page - there, you can let us know if you plan to attend, and share the event with your friends and family!