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Contact: Lynn Cullivan, 415-561-7006
What:
Two ranger-led programs and a photograph exhibit of African American Maritime History.
When:
Programs on Saturday, February 23, 2019. Photograph exhibit throughout the month of February.
Where:
Aboard the historic 1890 ferry Eureka and on Hyde Street Pier, at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, 2905 Hyde Street, San Francisco.
Cost:
Ships admission fees: Adults, $15. Ages 15 and under, free (accompanied by an adult). Free with national park passes and for active military with current military I.D. Free admission to “Slaves to Seamen” talk and to Visitor Center photograph exhibit.
Info:
415-447-5000 or www.nps.gov/safr/
Programs:
Chanteys: The African American and Caribbean Connection
Saturday, February 23, 1:00-2:00, aboard the ferry Eureka, Hyde Street Pier. Wheelchair accessible. Ships admission fees apply.
Discover African American and Caribbean-based maritime work songs in this park ranger-led program, singing chanteys of seamen, longshoremen, oarsmen and fishermen. Everyone is encouraged to join in on the easy choruses to these work songs.
From Slaves to Seamen: The Voyage to Freedom
Saturday, February 23, 3:00-3:45, on Hyde Street Pier. No fee.
2019 marks the 400th year since the first enslaved people arrived to the Jamestown Colony in Virginia. The African American path to freedom sometimes led to the sea. Discover how enslaved people escaped to freedom aboard ships and of how African Americans served as officers, seamen and longshoremen. This informal ranger-led “table talk” will also have books on these subjects displayed.
Exhibit: African Americans in the Maritime Trades
Throughout February, in the Visitor Center, 499 Jefferson Street. Wheelchair Accessible.
View rare photographs and learn about African American and Caribbean officers, sailors, cooks, longshoremen and shipbuilders.
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, located at the west end of Fisherman’s Wharf, includes a fleet of historic ships, Visitor Center, Maritime Museum, Maritime Research Center, and the Aquatic Park Historic District. For more information, please call 415-447-5000 or visit nps.gov/safr, Twitter @SFMaritimeNPS, and Facebook @SanFranciscoMaritimeNHP. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park offers assisted listening services on request. Sign Language interpreter services need to be requested at least five days in advance. Contact Accessibility Coordinator/Chief of Interpretation for more information at 415-859-6797, or e-mail us.
Last updated: February 6, 2019