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Williamsburg, VA: History of Slavery Guided Walking Tour

By Lonnie Sandifer Tours
10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$36 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Discover the forgotten Founding Father and his impact on our nation.
  • See the courthouse steps where the Declaration of Independence was read aloud
  • Find out about the first emancipator in the city where he lived.

Activity location

    • Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 420 Francis St E, Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA | Your guide will be in front of the Windmill wearing the city tour guide license.
    • Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

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Williamsburg, VA: History of Slavery Guided Walking Tour

  • Activity duration is 1 hour1h
    1h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 1:00 PM
Price details
AU$36.14 x 1 AdultAU$36.14
Total
Price is AU$36.14

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    A discussion of the history of slavery from the 17th to the 19th centuries in a 1-hour walking tour.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Parking
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport to/from the area
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge

What you can expect

Our tour starts at the Windmill at the corner of Francis St and Bucktrout Ln where we discuss the differences between domestic and plantation slavery. The rise of tobacco as the cash crop and the labour involved.

In front of the Colonial Capitol building and talk about the origins of slavery in Virginia, the legal definition, and the laws passed to keep it in place.

At the Courthouse, we discover how the laws were enforced.

From the Geddy house, we explore the attitudes of the citizens of Virginia towards slavery.

Location

Activity location

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    • Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 420 Francis St E, Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA | Your guide will be in front of the Windmill wearing the city tour guide license.
    • Williamsburg, Virginia, United States