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We Shall Overcome: A Williamsburg Black History Experience
Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
$32
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Overview
The We Shall Overcome: A Williamsburg Black History Experience invites you to uncover the rich and often overlooked stories of African Americans in Colonial Williamsburg. This two-hour tour reveals significant historical narratives that shaped the lives of those who fought for their freedom.
- 📍 Visit the Historic First Baptist Church, where several slaves are buried, and learn about its history connected to slave owners.
- 🏛️ Enjoy a bonus tour inside the church, available on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, subject to availability.
- 🍻 Discover the Brickhouse Tavern, once home to the first African American lawyer's office, and learn about its groundbreaking owner.
- 🏡 Learn about the George Wythe House, named after a man who owned slaves, and hear the story of his loyal slaves who uncovered an assassination plot against him.
- 🏰 Explore the Governor's Palace, where debates over the role of African Americans during the American Revolution took place, including Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom for fighting.
- 📜 Uncover the truth behind the ownership of slaves by the lady of the house, revealing the lack of sympathy some colonists had for enslaved individuals.
- 🗳️ Delve into the First Virginia Convention's deliberations following Dunmore's proclamation, highlighting the colonists' responses.
- 👩🎓 Learn about Mary Stith, daughter of the College of William & Mary president, who left her property to her freed black servants, showing her progressive mindset.
- ⚖️ Understand the courthouse's role in slaveownership, where bills of sale for purchased slaves were filed, and the process for recovering fugitive slaves.
- 🚼 Wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible, with nearby public transportation options available for convenience.
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We Shall Overcome: A Williamsburg Black History Experience
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 hours
- Professional and courteous guide
- Thoroughly researched and accurate history
- Transportation
Meeting point
Meet your tour guide in front of the Kimball Theatre. Your guide will be wearing a white Junket t-shirt. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour.
Return details
Meet your tour guide in front of the Kimball Theatre. Your guide will be wearing a white Junket t-shirt. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour.
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Learn the history of this church that was attended by several slave owners. Several slaves are buried in the church's graveyard. Bonus Tour Inside Church: Only available Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Subject to availability
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Brickhouse Tavern WilliamsburgThis historic building, now a tavern, once held the first African American lawyers office. Discover the history of its barrier-breaking owner. *We only stay outside the attraction
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George Wythe HouseThe man this home is named after, George Wythe, owned slaves. Despite this, his slaves were loyal to him, and discovered a plot to assassinate him. *We only stay outside the attraction
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Governor's PalaceDuring the American Revolution, there was debate over the role of African Americans. A British official in Virginia, Lord Dunmore, issued a proclamation that, if slaves would fight for the British, they would be freed. *We only stay outside the attraction
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Some colonists weren't sympathetic to the plight of slaves at all. The lady of the house here is a prime example of this. Discover the truth of the ownership of slaves here. *We only stay outside the attraction
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After Lord Dunmore issued the proclamation promising freedom in return for siding with the British, the colonists met to consider their response. Uncover the truth of the First Virginia Convention. *We only stay outside the attraction
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The daughter of the president of the College of William & Mary, Mary Stith was "ahead of her time". She lived to see America's independence established, and left most of her property to her freed black servants. *We only stay outside the attraction
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This courthouse is where slaveowners filed the bill of sale for the slaves they purchased. Discover the process of recovering fugitive slaves. *We only stay outside the attraction
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We Shall Overcome: A Williamsburg Black History Experience
Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
$32
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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