curator tour: ulster emigration and black history
Explore Ulster Emigration and Black History with a guided tour of the Ulster American Folk Park as part of Black History Month
Black History Month takes place in October, and to mark the occasion we're holding a tour of the Folk Park exploring the complexities of Ulster emigration and Black History in North America.
Join Liam Corry, Curator of Emigration, as he delves into the marginalised histories of enslaved people of African descent. We'll finish the tour at the Rogan House, one of our most important exhibit buildings and home of the Rogan family who developed a Tennessee plantation after emigrating from Co. Tyrone. According to census records, 71 people were enslaved by the Rogan family. Hear their story and see outlines of the types of cabins in which they would have lived.
Explore how Ulster settlers became enmeshed in a web of trade, with slavery at its centre.
What to know
Key information about this curator tour
This curator tour is part of your general admission ticket. Please feel free to explore the Folk Park before or after your tour.
Tours will take place at 12:30 and 14:00, and each tour will last approx. 45 minutes to 60 minutes.
All ages welcome but this tour will be more appealing to over 16s.
