Private African American Heritage Downtown Walking Tour

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South Street
Washington Square Park
Chinatown
Trinity Church
South Street Seaport

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4 hours (Approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile Ticket
Instant Confirmation

Overview

A private guide is one of the best ways to experience the city ! Learn about the history of African Americans in New York City. Explore Wall Street a former slave market, the Five Points originally the first free black settlement and learn about the First Free African Schools, Mother AME Zion the first Black church and the African burial ground. Trace the steps to freedom as you uncover hidden sites of the Underground Railroad.

Description

Stop At: Wall Street, Wall Street, New York City, New York 10005

Built by Africans to protect the Dutch settlement, Wall Street
Housed NYC’s First Slave Market where African and Native Americans were bought, sold, and leased as day laborers.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Trinity Church, Broadway at Wall Street, New York City, New York 10006

Archives from June 1696 mention that the church used slave labor to construct a thirst church. They also practiced services for slaves and free blacks like catechism, burials, in its churchyard and were the precursor to the African Free School.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: South Street Seaport Historic District, 12-14 Fulton St. between Water & South Streets, New York

See some of the oldest architecture and the largest concentration of restored early 19th-century commercial buildings in the city. New York was a major player in the Tans-Atlantic Slave Trade which persisted despite it being outlawed.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: African Burial Ground National Monument, Duane and Elk Streets, next to 290 Broadway, New York City, New York

Workers on a construction site uncovered the remains of more than 419 Africans buried during the late 17th and 18th centuries; the largest colonial-era cemetery for people of African descent. The memorial was dedicated in 2007 to commemorate the role of Africans and African Americans in colonial and federal New York City, and in United States history.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Foley Square, 111 Worth St Apt 4G, New York City, New York 10013

Originally the site of New York City's first free black settlement, by 1850 the Five Points district in lower Manhattan had instead become infamous for its dance halls, bars, gambling houses, and its mixed-race clientele.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Greenwich Village, New York City, New York

Greenwich Village, the Lower East Side and Lower Manhattan was the home to North America’s earliest free Black settlement in the 1640s. Minetta Lane, Street and Place were called “Little Africa” . Mother AME Zion Church was the first Black church in New York City.

Duration: 22 minutes

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Schedule

  • Reservations are REQUIRED for all bookings
  • Book Your Package On-Line and Receive Your Confirmation
  • Departure point: Detailed check-in instructions - including the address and parking information if applicable - will be included in your final confirmation email.
  • Duration: 4 hours (Approx.)
  • Return Details: Returns to original departure point

What's Included

  • Private walking tour
  • Informative, friendly, professional guide
  • Gratuities
  • Public transportation to neighborhood

What To Bring

  • Confirmation Voucher (printed or mobile)
  • Any required or suggested items listed on your confirmation email.
  • A Smile!

Hotel Pickup

Hotel pick-up is offered for this tour. Note: if you are booking within 24 hours of the tour/activity departure time, we cannot guarantee hotel pick-up. Once your purchase is complete, we will send you complete contact information (phone number, email address, etc.) for our local operator to organize pick-up arrangements.

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Operated by Harlem Spirituals - New York Visions

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Product code: C-3453P26

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