A walking tour of Lincolnville will begin at the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center.

Walking About in Historic Lincolnville

Name: Walking About in Historic Lincolnville
Start: 2021-05-22T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2021-05-22T09:00:00-04:00
Location: Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center

Join Ms. Cora Tyson's grandson on a walk to recall the Civil Rights Movement in Lincolnville.

Please Note: This event is from 2021

Walking About in Historic Lincolnville

(904) 824-1191

The walk begins and ends at the museum.
102 M L King Ave.
St. Augustine, FL 32084

On Saturday, May 22, 2021, Mr. Kenneth McClain, grandson of Ms. Cora Tyson will lead a one-hour tour of Lincolnville, focused on the Civil Rights Movement and the neighborhood's African American heritage.

Ms. Tyson graduated from Excelsior High School — now the location of the Lincolnville Museum — and was a friend of Dr. Martin Luther King. Ms. Tyson hosted Dr. King and others when they planned their efforts during St. Augustine's Civil Rights movement.

Mr. McClain is an active member of the St. Augustine and Hastings Black communities and serves as a trustee of St. Paul's AME Church. He will share the history of the area and use the wealth of stories from his grandmother to give participants information and insights to Lincolvnville and her people. For more information and tickets for this and other events in May, go here.

Admission: $25.00 per person, which includes entrance to the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Heritage Center after the walk. For tickets, go here.

When: Saturday, May 22, at 9:00 a.m.

Where: The Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Heritage Center at 102 Martin Luther King Avenue, St. Augustine. Parking for guests will be available in the center's lot.