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Black Oxford Untold Stories: Bus & Walking Tour
Black Oxford Untold Stories: Bus & Walking Tour
Sun 6 - Sun 13 Oct, 13:00 - 14:00
City Sightseeing Oxford Open-Top Bus Tours, Oxford
Take a one-of-a-kind journey with the author, Pamela Roberts
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Journey back in time with an award-winning creative, producer, and historian to uncover the rich narratives of Black scholars who have made a lasting impact in academia, law, politics, and the arts.
You’ll get to walk the paths they walked, discover where they shared ideas, nurtured their intellects, and made their mark, with expert insights from professional tour guides.
The highlight of the tour will be the engaging bespoke live commentary curated by author and historian Pamela Roberts, who’ll breathe life into the stories she so meticulously studied, all while enjoying spectacular views of Oxford from the comfort of the bus.
About the author
Pamela Roberts is an award-winning creative producer, historian, and published author. Pamela produces creative projects utilising archival or academic information, making projects accessible to the wider public by removing barriers of accessibility or demystifying academic jargon to present and bring untold stories to life via theatre, media, literature, lectures and tours.
The author of Black Oxford: The Untold Stories of Oxford University’s Black Scholars, her work as Founder and Director of Black Oxford Untold Stories has raised the profile of many black scholars at the University of Oxford. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and an alumnus of the Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library.
Learn more about Black Oxford: blackoxford.net
Tour features
– Availability: 27th July, 10th August,14th September, 5th/6th October & 12th/13th October 2024
– Duration: Approximately 1.5 hours
– Times: 13:00
– Prices: Adult £20, Child £11, Senior/Student £15
– Difficulty: Easy, accessible route
– Meeting point: City Sightseeing Oxford Stop 15 (Broad Street, near Blackwell’s) Find out more: https://www.citysightseeingoxford.com/black-oxford/
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– Availability: 27th July, 10th August,14th September, 5th/6th October & 12th/13th October 2024
– Duration: Approximately 1.5 hours
– Times: 13:00
– Prices: Adult £20, Child £11, Senior/Student £15
– Difficulty: Easy, accessible route
– Meeting point: City Sightseeing Oxford Stop 15 (Broad Street, near Blackwell’s) Find out more: https://www.citysightseeingoxford.com/black-oxford/
£11 – £20
Address
City Sightseeing Oxford, Visitor Information Point, 44-45 High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4AP