Manumission Tour Company Virtual Tour of Local Black History: Freedom's Fight in Alexandria

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Adedayo Dayo Kosoko for Visit Alexandria

Join Manumission Tour Company to (virtually) 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 enslaved individuals, like stepbrothers 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. Admission: Free (Registration required).

Manumission Tour Company curates guided cultural heritage tours designed to highlight Alexandria’s extensive African American History. They are offering 10 percent off all tours during the month of February. Admission is: $15 per adult; $12 per child (pre-discount).