Jefferson City NAACP hosting Legacy Tour next week

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Jefferson City NAACP announced in a Friday press release that it will hold its Legacy Tour Friday, Oct. 6.

The NAACP is hosting the event with Lincoln University, according to the release. An early tour is set for 9 a.m. and an afternoon tour is scheduled for 2 p.m.

According to the release, the tour is a trolley tour that goes from the Lincoln Library to Downtown Jefferson City. It will include the history of the first Black settlers who helped form the city and the first slaves who were sold in the city in 1833 will be honored.

There will be a stop at the National Cemetery, and tour participants will get to hear from local author Michelle Brooks about members of the 62nd United States Colored Troop, who founded Lincoln University, the release states. The tour will end at the Lincoln Archives where participants will hear from LU archivist Mark Schleer.