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Manumission Tour Company virtual Tour of Local Black History

"Freedom's Fight in Alexandria"
2022-02-03 17:00:00 2022-02-03 19:00:00 America/New_York Manumission Tour Company virtual Tour of Local Black History Join us for a 90 minute virtual tour through the streets of Old Town. Virtual -

Thursday, February 03
5:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-02-03 17:00:00 2022-02-03 19:00:00 America/New_York Manumission Tour Company virtual Tour of Local Black History Join us for a 90 minute virtual tour through the streets of Old Town. Virtual -

Join us for a 90 minute virtual tour through the streets of Old Town.

Join Manumission Tour Company to travel the streets of historic Old Town Alexandria and hear the little-known stories of Africans and African-Americans, both enslaved and freemen, at a time when Alexandria, Virginia was one of early American's main centers for the international and domestic slave trade.

This program will give participants insight into Alexandria's pre-civil war history of urban slavery, and highlight runaway slaves, like step-brothers Oscar and George Ball, Free African-Americans like Moses Hepburn and early abolitionists, such as pharmacist Edward Stabler, who pushed back against the "Peculiar Institution" of slavery.

Manumission Tour Company curates guided cultural heritage tours designed to highlight Alexandria’s extensive African American History. Learn more about them here: https://www.manumissiontours.com/

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | All Ages | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Local History | Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion |

TAGS: | virtual | Community | Black History Month | american history | african american |

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