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This is Charlotte's "Original" Daily Black/African-American Heritage Tour™
(Since 1993)Click here for Group/Private Tours
Legal Note: Queen City Tours® and Travel is the sole "legal" proprietor of the Charlotte Black/African-American Heritage Tour™. Engaging in a "same or confusingly similarly named" tour with another entity is illegal and as such you may be party to legal actions.
In Memory of Dr. Reginald A. Hawkins (1923 - 2007)
This tour is/was featured in:
US Airways Magazine, The Insider's Guide To Charlotte, and The Official Charlotte Visitors Guide!
You never know who you will run into on our tours!

R & B Singer Anthony Hamilton in Myers Park

Left to Right: Mr. Harvey Boyd -- Creator of the Mecklenburg County Seal; Mr. Richard Williams -- Father and Trainer of Venus and Serena Williams; Mr. Juan Whipple -- Founder/Director of Queen City Tours® and Travel; Mr. Williams' Son; Mr. David White -- Developer

Dr. Bertha Maxwell Roddey
Co-Founder, Afro-American Cultural Center
Prometheans

Buffalo Soldier
Henri LeGendre
Turner Reunion

Jazz Great
Lou
Donaldson
Daily Tour

Filmaker Soulet Borinqueneers
This Could Be Your Group!
Read what a Charlotte native (Page 2) learned on our tour!
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Books By Popular Demand
Learn more detailed information on the intriguing history of the Queen City!
Charlotte From A Tour Guide's Perspective!
This book reads and unfolds just as our tours have been conducted thousands of times since 1993 in Uptown/Downtown/Center City Charlotte. The two early suburbs of Dilworth and Myers Park are covered in the book More Charlotte From A Tour Guide’s Perspective to the right.
More Charlotte From A Tour Guide's Perspective!
Ride along on a tour of the Queen City as we discover and uncover the good, bad, and surprising nuggets of Charlotte's history as it relates to North Carolina, the United States, and England. This edition covers the Dilworth/South End (oldest) and Myers Park (old money) suburbs developed in the late 1800's to early 1900's.
Black Charlotte From A Tour Guide's Perspective!
An unforgettable tour/journey into Charlotte's "rich" Black heritage to include the good, the bad, and surprising nuggets of Queen City History dating back to the 18th Century until 2018. This book unfolds in the same fashion as the QCT Charlotte Black/African-American Heritage Tour created in 1992 and may cause you to laugh, cry, rejoice, reflect, wonder, disagree, or get angry.
Queen Charlotte to Meghan Markle!
Before Meghan Markle's recent disclosure of Racism in the Royal family of England during her sit down with media mogul Oprah Winfrey, there once lived a Queen who experienced some of the same indifference long before this age of Regular and Cable TV and Social Media! #meghanmarkle #queencharlotte #oprahwinfrey #racism #royalfamily #england
EVOLUTION by Harvey H. Boyd!
Discover the powerful untold story behind the Mecklenburg County Seal, created by Harvey H. Boyd. This book honors the historic May 20th, 1775 date and the push for freedom over a year before the Philadelphia, PA, efforts. A must-read for history lovers and patriots alike! #freedomseal #mecklenburgcounty #harveyboyd #evolutionbook #firstinfreedom
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