Tenement Museum celebrates Black History Month with special family program - Caribbean Life

"We share their stories to inspire connections between the past and present and to build a more inclusive and expansive American society, it said. In our two historic tenements, visitors and K-12 students explore the homes of diverse families with roots all over the world, who lived in New York City between the 1860s and the 1980s, it said. We offer interactive guided tours of our buildings and the iconic Lower East Side neighborhood, the museum added."

"The Tenement Museum said the Feb. 8 program will include special mini-tours of the tenement home of Joseph and Rachel Moore, Black New Yorkers who lived in Lower Manhattan in the 1860s and 1870s. The Joseph and Rachel Moore exhibit traces Joseph's history in Belvidere, NJ, and his family's migration to New York City. It highlights the community he and Rachel built in their neighborhoods and workplaces."

"Kathryn Lloyd, vice president, Programs and Interpretation at the Tenement Museum, told Caribbean Life that the museum shares the stories of immigrants, migrants, and refugees every day on our tours. And we're excited to invite families for our special Black History Month family program to learn about the story of Joseph and Rachel Moore and their Black New York Community of the 19th Century, she added."

The Tenement Museum, located at 103 Orchard St. on Manhattan's Lower East Side, operates two historic tenement buildings at 97 and 103 Orchard St., with the visitor center and ticket office at 103 Orchard St. The museum recreates homes of immigrants, migrants, and refugees to share stories that inspire connections between past and present and promote a more inclusive American society. A Feb. 8 family program will offer mini-tours of the tenement home of Joseph and Rachel Moore, tracing Joseph's history in Belvidere, NJ, and his family's migration to New York City. Specifically designed for families with children ages 5–12, the program provides a window into New York's Black history through interactive guided tours of the buildings and the Lower East Side neighborhood.

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