Harpers Ferry Black Heritage Walking Tour
First Zion Baptist Church 1030 West Ridge St, Harpers FerryThe U.S. Civil Rights movement can be said to have been advanced in Harpers Ferry not only by the famous John Brown Raid but through Storer College, the state’s first institution to provide secondary education to black citizens. Harpers Ferry – primarily due to Storer – also attracted permanent black residents, vacationers, entrepreneurs, and civil ...