Ride4Reparations

We are inviting you to engage in challenging conversations that will increase empathy and learning.

When we think about reparations, we think about doing what’s right. We think about giving Black Americans the same opportunities White Americans have had over the past 400 years by creating an equitable neighborhood.

Last day to buy tickets is August 6th.

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Arthur and Edith Lee moved into 4600 Columbus Avenue in south Minneapolis in the early 1930s. The African American family was the first Black family to move into the formerly all-white neighborhood.

Neighbors asked them to leave and, according to one source, offered to buy them out. When the Lee family refused to leave, mobs of hundreds, then thousands, surrounded, harassed, and intimidated family members. Their daughter had to be escorted to school by authorities to protect her from the mob.

The Lee House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. It will be our first stop on our August 21 Ride4Repartions. We will tell the story of what the Lee’s endured.

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Thanks to REI, all of our BIPOC riders ride for free this AUGUST 21!! It’s REI’s and also our belief that our Black, Indigenous and People Of Color do not need to purchase tickets to raise money for reparations here. HUGE sign of support and solidarity from the folks at REI. A big thank you!

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