High Schoolers Launch D.C. Civil Rights Tour App

Two Washington, D.C.-area highschool college students have created an interactive app that highlights the historical past of civil rights within the District.

Lily and Eliza Dorton, co-founders of the DC Civil Rights Tour app, have an instrument offering a simple manner for residents and vacationers to be taught extra concerning the civil rights motion within the metropolis.

The Dorton sisters, who attend the Holton-Arms Faculty in Bethesda., Md., needed to give attention to locations the place African People challenged segregation and broke down obstacles within the face of oppression.

“Washington, D.C. and our nation have been formed by the dedication and hope of Black People,” the sisters mentioned in an announcement. “Black People have been main the struggle for equal rights. As youngsters residing within the D.C. space, we needed to create a tour reflecting the reality about civil rights in Washington, D.C. so that everybody, together with younger individuals, can be taught extra about this essential historical past.”

The app showcases an interactive map that aids customers navigate their manner by way of 17 places with visuals, audio recordings, and synopses telling the tales of every landmark and the individuals linked to them.

The app, out there to obtain by way of each Apple App Retailer and Google Play, consists of tales concerning the Mary McLeod Bethune Council Home, the U Road neighborhood in Northwest, the Frederick Douglass Home, the U.S. Capitol and Black Lives Matter Plaza.

For extra data, go to their web site, https://www.civilrightshistorydc.com, or observe their social media accounts on Fb, Twitter and Instagram.