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Discover Roxbury's Radical Roxbury Bicycle Tour

Event Details

Time: May 25, 2011 from 6pm to 7:30pm
Location: Roxbury Crossing MBTA station
Street: 1400 Tremont Street
City/Town: Boston, MA
Website or Map: http://www.discoverroxbury.org
Event Type: bike, ride
Organized By: Discover Roxbury
Latest Activity: May 23, 2011

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Event Description

Following up on Rep. Fox's event, this tour will visit the sites of Roxbury’s "radical" history.

We’ll begin at Roxbury Crossing with the relatively well-known protests against the construction of I-95 along the Southwest Corridor. From there our attention will focus on mid-20th century revolutionary leaders Martin Luther King, Jr and Malcolm X. After passing the former locations of the Black Panthers and SNCC, we’ll end with an overview of the 1967 and 1968 riots in Grove Hall and the police staging grounds in Franklin Park. Tie dyed t-shirt and and Afro pic are optional.

Limit 20 people
Bike helmets are required.
Purchase tickets ($10) at https://www.brownpapertick ets.com/event/170735