3 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
10 people
English
This unique three-part, 3 hours, walking tour will begin where Manhattan began – at the National Museum of the American Indian. This first leg of the tour will start at Bowling Green, where the first enslaved Africans started building the infrastructure of the city. On the second leg of the tour we will walk up Wall St to Federal Hall, We will end our tour at the African Burial Ground National Monument. We will cover about 20 of the 80 sites listed in my book – mainly south of the Brooklyn Bridge and east of Broadway. No other tour will give you the insight of this rich African American history, that covers the period of 1625-1865. We will pinpoint the locations where the Africans lived, worked, died, and worshiped. Every step on this tour honors and respects African Americans' contributions and achievements in world history. Depending on the mood and convenience of the group we can stop for lunch or a snack at any time.
We will stop at Mannahatta Park and see the area where a slave market was built “where slaves could be hired, bought, and sold.”
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We will see the area where the first slave rebellion occurred in Manhattan, where 23 Africans and 2 Manhattan natives met to plan a hostile takeover of Manhattan.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We will see the execution grounds where Blacks were lynched and burned.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We will see the plaza built in memory of the African American Burial Ground
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We will see the site where Elizabeth Jennings, 100 years before Rosa Parks, refused to give up her seat on the bus for a White passenger.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We will start the tour here and discuss the history of the Native Americans, the meaning behind the four monuments in front of the museum, the beginning history of Manhattan, and the set the theme of the walking tour.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
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