Learn about Oak Ridge's Black history on Journey of Hope Bus Tour April 27

In cooperation with Scarboro Community Day, Oak Ridge Periodic Tables is offering a free community bus tour of the city’s African American history at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27. The tour, which will include several stops in Oak Ridge, will last approximately two hours and will be guided by the Atomic Hope Heritage Preservation and Tourism Co.

These historic sites in Oak Ridge will highlight contributions, sites, and experiences often overlooked and forgotten, according to a news release from David Allred of Oak Ridge Periodic Tables. The tour will leave from the Scarboro Basketball Courts on Carver Avenue, just past the Scarboro Community Center on the left. The tour bus "will return just before the Scarboro Community Day festivities begin, so if you can – please stay afterward for lunch and fellowship as we celebrate the day as neighbors," his release stated.

To join us on the bus tour, an RSVP is required. You can reserve a spot at oakridgeperiodictables.com/bustour.

The event is free and space is limited.

"In our collective American story, the basic human experience of hope connects us all. Hope is truly future-focused. The Freedom Day, Journey of Hope Tour highlights significant sites of the African American experience from slavery to Freedom in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Enjoy and See the East Tennessee Secret City from a different perspective," the release stated.

The tour will be guided by Atomic Hope Heritage Preservation and Tourism Co., with creator and historian Katatra Vasquez leading the group.

This article originally appeared on Oakridger: Learn of Oak Ridge's Black history; Journey of Hope Bus Tour April 27