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Alexandria Black History Walking Tour

Manumission Tours
2026-04-11 13:00:00 2026-04-11 14:30:00 America/New_York Alexandria Black History Walking Tour Manumission Tour Company will lead a 90-minute Black History walking tour leaving from outside Barrett Library. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Outdoors

Saturday, April 11
1:00pm - 2:30pm

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Manumission Tour Company will lead a 90-minute Black History walking tour leaving from outside Barrett Library.

Beginning in front of the Kate Waller Barrett Branch, join us on a guided exploration of important sites in Alexandria's Black History.

Manumission Tour Company
Founded in the spring of 2016, by John Taylor Chapman, a fourth generation Alexandrian and member of Alexandria City Council, Manumission Tour Company, LLC seeks to bring attention to the historical legacy of Africans and African Americans in Alexandria through curating guided cultural heritage tours.

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | All Alexandria Reads |

TAGS: | va250 | Black History | america250 | AllAlexandriaReads | Alex250 | AAR | #AllAlexandriaReads |

Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
jcahill@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1703
Fax: 703.746.1708
Branch manager
James Cahill
Hours
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Mon, Aug 03 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Aug 04 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Aug 05 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Aug 06 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 07 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Aug 08 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 09 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the branch

Parking: No library parking lot.  Street parking is available.  A paid parking lot is available on the 100 block of North Alfred Street. 

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: Yellow and Blue lines at Braddock Road (1 mile) and King Street Stations (1.1 miles). 
  • Metrobus: A11, A12, F19
  • DASH Bus: 30, 31, Old Town Circulator
  • King Street Trolley:  King & Columbus

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jgregorio@alexlibraryva.org or call 703.746.1701 or TTY 703.746.1790.

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