Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Presents Free Tour Guide Talk "With Bravery and Distinction: Celebrating African-American Pioneers in Sea, Air and Space
The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum introduces the free Tour Guide Talk With Bravery and Distinction, which will run Saturdays and Sundays through February 24, from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, located at Pier 86 (46th Street and 12th Avenue), Manhattan.
This forty-five minute tour celebrates the little-known accomplishments of African-American pioneers in the areas of sea, air and space. The tour will lead visitors back in time, highlighting many inspirational stories of men and women who heroically broke through barriers, paving the way for future generations.
Among the historical accounts that the tour shares with visitors are that of USS Intrepids Gun Tub-10, the brave ship stewards who fought to save the Intrepid from a kamikaze attack; Jesse Brown, the Navys first African-American combat pilot, who lost his life during the Korean war; Navy officer Dick Turpin, an African American Navy Diver who is credited with inventing the underwater cutting torch used at Pearl Harbor; Robert Lawrence, Americas first African-American astronaut, who in 1967 was part of the Gemini MOL (Manned Orbital Laboratory) program; and many more.
This Tour Guide Talk is free with the price of museum admission. Visitors may check in at the Information Deck in Hangar 1.
DATE: Saturdays and Sundays through February 24
TIME: 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
PLACE: Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, Pier 86 (46th Street and 12th Avenue), Manhattan
Source: Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Complex
