Shake Rag: Then & Now Walking Tour

This Saturday, the George Washington Carver Center hosted a walking tour in Bowling Green’s historic Shake Rag District to learn more about the history and future of this once-prominent African-American neighborhood.

The tour started at the George Washington Carver Center where resident of Shake Rag shared their stories of past and present growing up in the neighborhood.

Then, the tour headed outside to visit some of the most prominent sites within the community while also learning the history and importance of these buildings to the residents who call Shake Rag home.

Some Shake Rag residents sat down with News 40 and told us what remembering this community means.

According to resident Betty Turner:

“What it was, it was caring about people. It was more like family-oriented cause when we had the schools, the teachers kept up with the students, and they wanted everybody to learn. And out of those schools came education doctors, and you didn’t go to school just to go, you came out of there going to college, learning things, being doctors and lawyers and everything which they made sure you got the education when you went.”

To find out more about upcoming tours, you can click right here.