Hidden Stories from East Berlin \u2013 Bicycle Tour<\/p>\n
What was life like for Black people in the GDR? Which stories are still missing from the official narrative today?<\/strong><\/p>\n Discover East Berlin from a perspective that is often overlooked in traditional GDR tours. On this two-hour bike tour, we\u2019ll explore the history of the GDR together from Black and Afro-German perspectives, between Alexanderplatz and the East Side Gallery.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll visit places that were of great significance in the GDR. Along the way, we\u2019ll discuss contract labor, international solidarity with icons like Angela Davis, as well as everyday racism, resistance, and the experiences of Black people in a state that saw itself as anti-fascist. The tour combines historical context with personal stories and shows how the realities of Black life helped shape the history of Berlin and the GDR.<\/p>\n This tour invites you to see familiar places like Alexanderplatz, the World Clock, and the East Side Gallery in a new light, to question common narratives, and to explore history from a decolonial perspective. Whether you\u2019re rediscovering Berlin, interested in history, or looking to expand your knowledge of the GDR, this tour offers surprising insights and engaging conversations.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Explore East Berlin from a Black perspective and discover the stories of Martin Luther King, Angela Davis, the Madgermanes, and international solidarity networks that bridge socialist ideals, a sense of community, and racism. The history of the GDR is often told through the lens of the Wall, socialism, and the state. But who tells the stories of the people who lived in the GDR as Black contract workers, students, or activists? <\/span>On this bike tour, we\u2019ll explore East Berlin from the perspectives of people of color and visit well-known sites such as the World Time Clock, the Karl Marx statue, and the East Side Gallery, learning how they were connected to the lived realities of contract workers from Mozambique and international solidarity networks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":168871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[71,44],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-168773","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-city-tour-germany","product_cat-stadtfuehrung-deutschland","first","instock","virtual","sold-individually","taxable","purchasable","product-type-booking"],"booking_location":"","booking_location_type":"","booking_duration":2,"booking_duration_unit":"hour","booking_buffer":1,"booking_cost":29,"booking_resources":[168774],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t