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Williamsburg, VA: History of Slavery Guided Walking Tour
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Williamsburg, VA: History of Slavery Guided Walking Tour

By Lonnie Sandifer Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$38 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h
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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 hour1h1h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
AU$37.78 x 1 AdultAU$37.78
Total
Price is AU$37.78

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedA discussion of the history of slavery from the 17th to the 19th centuries in a 1-hour walking tour.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedParking
  • 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