Special to the Crier
A diverse group of 60 METCO and Wayland students, parents and staff from Wayland Middle and High schools boarded three buses on May 8 for a tour of historic cultural sites in Boston neighborhoods. Just a few miles from tourists trekking downtown’s Freedom Trail, they visited the Boston places where history was made by people of color and their supporters -- Malcolm X’s Boston home, Freedom House and Bethel AME Church.
The event was funded by The Boston Bridges Initiative, a recently formed organization that supports cross-racial social engagement across the Greater Boston area.
The tour concluded at the Roxbury Heritage State Park, where students and bus drivers enjoyed Caribbean food outdoors, courtesy of vendor Jamaica Mi Hungry. Can the Duck Boats beat that?