photo by: Journal-World File Photo

The Pinckney building at 810 W. Sixth St.

Two Lawrence groups will host a guided walking tour of one historic neighborhood that provides insight to the city’s Black history.

Lawrence Preservation Alliance and the Lawrence NAACP Branch will host a walking tour Sunday, Nov. 2 through the city’s Pinkney neighborhood that will feature stops at select historic homes on the 500 block of Louisiana and 400 blocks of Indiana and Illinois streets.

The tour will be led by historian Jeanne Klein, NAACP president Ursula Minor, KU architecture professor Amy Van de Riet and LPA tour producer Dennis Brown, who will share contextual insights within the tour area with guests.

The tour plans to stop at three neighborhoods sites where speakers will provide a presentation about the historic importance, and tour participants will also receive a written handout with historical information about the area.

The tour of Pinkney is the second Black History Walking Tour hosted by the Lawrence NAACP and LPA. Their first tour, held in fall 2023, covered an area of East Lawrence from 12th and 14th Streets to Connecticut and Pennsylvania Streets.

Tickets for the event cost $10 and must be purchased from the LPA’s website in advance ahead of the Nov. 2 event. The tour will meet at the Pinckney School, 810 W. 6th St. and will run from 1:30 to 3 p.m.