Self-Guided Black History Tour of UC Berkeley

Self-Guided Black History Tour

Listen to our Self-Guided Black History Tour of UC Berkeley’s campus! Hear about the stories of Black students, faculty, and events from the past 100 years.

Image credit:
Photographer: Jacqlyn Jones

Campus Map for Self-Guided Black History Tour

Thanks to a collaboration with the UC Berkeley Library, BLAC has a unique campus map that designates the fourteen stops of the Self-Guided Black History Tour. You can print this map or view it on your mobile device to locate the stops.

As you find the landmarks for each stop, listen to members of BLAC narrate original stories about these incredible people, places, events, and movements! The audio recordings can be accessed by clicking on the images below on BLAC's self-guided tour webpage or by visting our YouTube channel and Spotify profile.

PDF icon BLAC Campus Map for Self-Guided Black History Tour.pdf

Land and Labor Acknowledgement

Research Guide and Interactive Tour Map by Berkeley Library

Introduction

From Daniella Lake and Gia White

Stop 1

Memorial Stadium: Cal Athletics Hall of Fame

Stop 2

Ida Louise Jackson House

Stop 3

Barbara Christian Hall

Stop 4

Berkeley Law School

Stop 5

Hertz Hall

Stop 6

Hearst Mining Circle / Evans Hall

Stop 7

Campanile

Stop 8

South Hall

Stop 9

Wheeler Hall

Stop 10

Dwinelle Hall

Stop 11

Class of 1909 Pillar

Stop 12

Sather Gate

Stop 13

The Wall

Stop 14

Sproul Plaza / MLK Student Union

Special Thanks

Black Lives at Cal is a collaboration of the African American Thriving Initiatives, led by Takiyah Jackson (Director, African American Student Development) and the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, led by Professor Stephen Small (Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies). This Self-guided Black history tour project has been generously supported by grants from the Black Studies Collaboratory within the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies. We would also like to give special thanks to the staff at the Ethnic Studies Changemaker Podcast Studio, led by Professor Pablo Gonzalez (Department of Ethnic Studies, Chicanx and Latinx Studies), and Berkeley Advanced Media Studios. Thank you to Bria Suggs, Jillian Rousseau, Victoria Rowe, Michele McKenzie, Jacqlyn Jones, and Heaven Jones for their contributions to this project!