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✓ Why are some streets in Wedding named Togo Street, Cameroon Street, or African Street?
✓ How did the so-called African Quarter come to be?
✓ What stories do people like Emily and Rudolph Duala Manga Bell tell?
✓ Why are streets still being renamed today?
✓ What does colonial history have to do with our society and Berlin today?
✓ Featured on: ZDF, Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera, and many more.
✓ ★★★★★ 5.0 (1,200+ reviews)
✓ Ticket price: €29 per person
Take a step back in time and explore the African Quarter and its fascinating history. Find out why the streets in Wedding are named after African cities or countries such as Togo, Cameroon, or Windhoek. Discover how the African continent has influenced German history over the past 140 years.
Join the conversation about street renaming and learn more about the resistance against German colonial rule, led by pioneers such as Rudolph and Emily Manga Bell, Anna Mungunda, and Cornelius Fredericks. Gain a new perspective as we discuss the impact of past events on the present.
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- Transportation from or to your own accommodation
- Drinks or snacks
- Rain or sun protection
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We offer private tours, workshops and lectures
Get out of the office or classroom! Take your friends and family on an exciting weekend trip! Come and experience a tour that will give you plenty to discuss and stimulate you.
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Marissa
Abdoul
Justice
Thil
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You can postpone the date. Just write us an e-mail in advance with your order number and the desired alternative date.
Cancellations are not possible.
Comfortable shoes, possibly a hot drink in a thermos flask or refreshing drink. Umbrella or sun protection depending on the weather.
We recommend participation from the age of 14.
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