Off the Mall Tours and the Rainbow History Project are offering this amazing tour in partnership! The U Street Corridor was known as “Black Broadway” in its heyday of the early 20th Century. From the Prohibition Era to the Civil Rights Movement, it was also the center for social justice and fringe movements that fought to bring more opportunity for marginalized groups, including an active Queer community that was associated with the Harlem Renaissance, the Pansy Craze, underground crime worlds, and the wide world of entertainment.

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This 1.5 hour walking tour begins at Howard Theater and ends at Thurst Lounge, DC’s first queer black-owned bar. Rainbow History Project’s mission is to collect, preserve and promote the history and culture of the LGBTQ community in metropolitan Washington, D.C.

This event is not a Rainbow History Project Event

Adams Morgan Day Deep History Tour

Spend part of the day with Eddie Becker on a lively, thoughtful walk through the hidden history of Adams Morgan.

Beyond its nightlife and rising real estate prices, this neighborhood holds layered stories of Indigenous life, colonial conquest, slavery, segregation, redlining, migration, resistance, and gentrification. Together, we will trace how these forces shaped the streets beneath our feet—and how residents have repeatedly organized to claim dignity, freedom, and a place to belong.

Adams Morgan has also been a refuge and crossroads for people carrying struggles across borders. Along the route, we will explore its connections to liberation movements and political exile communities from Central America, Chile, and Eritrea.

Eddie Becker is a documentarian and investigative archivist who has spent decades uncovering overlooked histories and chronicling activism, resistance, and neighborhood change.

This approximately 1.5-hour tour covers about three-quarters of a mile at an easy walking pace.

This is a free tour.

A community conversation about the stories we tell, the histories we risk losing, and the power of being remembered.

Join Rainbow History Project on Sunday, November 8th, from 2:00–5:00pm at the Heurich House Museum as we celebrate the Community Pioneers Class of 2026. The ceremony and gathering includes lite food and drink, with a suggested donation of $20 and RSVP required.