{"id":328671,"date":"2024-02-05T17:30:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T22:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenvillejournal.com\/?p=328671"},"modified":"2024-02-08T09:35:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T14:35:16","slug":"city-of-greenville-greenlink-to-host-black-history-month-bus-tours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenvillejournal.com\/black-history-month\/city-of-greenville-greenlink-to-host-black-history-month-bus-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Greenville, Greenlink to host Black History Month bus tours"},"content":{"rendered":"

Historical sites located throughout Greenville paint a map of the struggles and impact of the city\u2019s Black community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To honor and educate others about this history, the city and Greenlink have partnered to host a Black History Bus Tour<\/strong> Feb. 10 and 24. The free tours will highlight the history and significance of 11 sites located throughout the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

The city has been working on developing the tour since summer 2023 after Fran Harden, a Greenlink bus dispatcher, brought forward the idea.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy father\u2019s stories of growing up here and his participation in the Civil Rights Movement is what inspired me with the idea of a Black History Month Tour. To share with others of what may have been forgotten today,\u201d Harden said.<\/p>\n

Each tour will be led by Councilmember Lillian Brock Flemming<\/a> and Sylvia Palmer<\/a>, the first African American teacher at Greenville Junior High School<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGreenville has a lot of Black history,\u201d said Loren Thomas, the city\u2019s multimedia manager. \u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity to hear from people who have had some lived experiences as well as people who have that historical knowledge about the sites that we\u2019re going to pass.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Springfield