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24th Annual Historic Oklahoma All-Black Town Bus Tour

2023-06-10 08:00:00 2023-06-10 17:00:00 America/Chicago 24th Annual Historic Oklahoma All-Black Town Bus Tour Join Tulsa City-County Library's African American Resource Center and the Tulsa Library Trust for this annual bus tour to commemorate Juneteenth. Purchase tickets at Rudisill Regional Library. Rudisill Regional Library

Saturday, June 10
8:00am - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-06-10 08:00:00 2023-06-10 17:00:00 America/Chicago 24th Annual Historic Oklahoma All-Black Town Bus Tour Join Tulsa City-County Library's African American Resource Center and the Tulsa Library Trust for this annual bus tour to commemorate Juneteenth. Purchase tickets at Rudisill Regional Library. Rudisill Regional Library

Join Tulsa City-County Library's African American Resource Center and the Tulsa Library Trust for this annual bus tour to commemorate Juneteenth. Purchase tickets at Rudisill Regional Library.

This ticketed event includes breakfast, lunch and museum fare. The tour will visit the historic areas of Rentiesville and the Honey Springs Museum and Battlefield Site as well as the D.C. Minner Down Home Blues Club. This year, Shirley Ann Nero, distinguished historian, native of all-Black town Clearview and board member of the Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame, and Jimmie White, historian and founding member of the Black Heritage Committee of the Oklahoma Historical Society, will return as our tour guides. 

The tour serves as the African American Resource Center's celebration of Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans and is now a federal holiday, observed each year on June 19. It was on this date in 1865 that African American people still enslaved in Texas, particularly Galveston, were declared free by a general order. The annual All-Black Town Tour celebrates existing and historical towns and communities that were built after emancipation.

The bus will leave at 8 a.m. from Rudisill Regional Library and return to the same location at 5:30 p.m. Breakfast and sign-in will begin at 7 a.m. inside Rudisill Regional Library.

Tickets, which are nonrefundable, can be purchased for $45 each in advance and in person at Rudisill Regional Library via cash or check only; credit and debit cards will not be accepted. Seating is limited on a first-come-first-serve basis, and seat sharing is prohibited. Youths ages 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult guardian.

Rudisill Regional Library

Phone: 918.549.7323

Branch manager
Keith Jemison

Hours
Mon, Sep 18 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Sep 19 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Sep 20 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Sep 21 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Sep 22 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Sep 23 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Sep 24 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Services

  • WiFi
  • Wireless printing
  • Checkout laptops for in-library use
  • Public Access Computers
  • Meeting Room(s)
  • Book Club
  • AWE Early Literacy Computer
  • Bike Locks
  • Audio Induction Looping, Auditorium Access
  • Public Fax
  • Family Place
  • Business Center

Upcoming events

Wed, Oct 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime! There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for... more
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime! There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for your older children.

Wed, Oct 11, 11:00am - 11:30am
For babies, toddlers and preschoolers, playing is learning! Join us for games, toys and activities that foster critical early literacy skills.

Wed, Oct 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Computer Lab
This class is designed for new computer users who have little or no previous experience using computers, Windows, a mouse or the internet, and little or no knowledge of basic... more
This class is designed for new computer users who have little or no previous experience using computers, Windows, a mouse or the internet, and little or no knowledge of basic computer terms.

Mon, Oct 16, All day
Create your own super-duper or not-so-scary story, share your story with others or keep it all to yourself. Limited supplies are provided. For elementary schoolers.

Tue, Oct 17, 10:00am - 11:00am
Computer Lab
See a demonstration of our 3D printer. We'll discuss how the printer works, software used and 3D projects done by other customers. For all ages.

Wed, Oct 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime! There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for... more
Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime! There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for your older children.

Wed, Oct 18, 11:00am - 11:30am
For babies, toddlers and preschoolers, playing is learning! Join us for games, toys and activities that foster critical early literacy skills.

Wed, Oct 18, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Ancestral Hall
We will have several board games to try out. For teens and tweens.

Sat, Oct 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Greenwood
Bring a story and a blanket. We'll sit around the "campfire," eat S'mores and tell scary stories in the dark. Bring a story to tell or just listen to the others. For teens and... more
Bring a story and a blanket. We'll sit around the "campfire," eat S'mores and tell scary stories in the dark. Bring a story to tell or just listen to the others. For teens and tweens.