Riverside’s Civil Rights History
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Riverside-based cultural organizations are partnering for the third time to offer a self-guided auto tour of key civil rights sites next month, officials said.
The free tour will begin at 10 a.m. on April 5 at 4690 Victoria Ave., the site where Lowell School once stood before it was burned in a movement to desegregate Riverside schools in 1965, according to city officials.
The second stop on the tour will be the Evergreen Memorial Historic Cemetery, where dramatizations will highlight notable historic figures buried there who played roles in shaping the civil rights history of Riverside.
The tour will conclude at the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California where a panel discussion will take place.
The three sites’ programs are supported by the Museum of Riverside, Inlandia Institute and the Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties. Participating organizations include Empower You Edutainment, the Evergreen Memorial Historic Cemetery and the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California.
The project began in 2022, and is supported by California Humanities, a nonprofit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Those who wish to make a reservation or download more information can visit eventbrite.com/e/invisible-unheard-riversides-civil-rights-stories-2025- tickets-1261771084279?aff=oddtdtcreator.
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