Duke Street Black History Tour: Exploring Alexandria's Slave Trade

Embark with us on a captivating journey down Duke Street, as we delve into the past. Discover the chilling stories of ancient Alexandria’s slave business, stopping by historical landmarks like the past Franklin & Armfield site and the eerie Bruin Slave Jail, where the Edmonson sisters spent their days.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Freedom House Museum - Our tour starts off at the Freedom House Museum, where will discuss the legacy of slave trading in Alexandria and thousands of Black men, women and children affected.
  • Shiloh Baptist Church Historical Marker - Discuss the history of the Shiloh Baptist Church
  • Alexandria National Cemetery - Discuss the United States…
What's Included
  • All fees and taxes included
What's Not Included
  • No museum admission fees are included
Location
1315 Duke St
Duke Street
In front of the Freedom House Museum at 1315 Duke Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Meander561566
Jun 22, 2025
Highly recommend - This is my 2nd manumission tour, we took the bus tour of Alexandria. The tour guide was knowledgable, passionate, and had deep generational ties to Alexandria African American history. Highly recommend. It was mentioned they might add a tour for the west end, I will sign up when they do.
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Garyhor
Mar 20, 2024
best walking tour ever - This was the best [of many] walking tour I have been on. It was accurate and respectful, well paced and good leader. I learned a lot and enjoyed the other participants as well.
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301tammim
Jul 27, 2024
The company was a no-show - We had a confirmed tour 7/26/24 at 2:00 PM through Trip Advisor and they never showed up. We were to meet in front of Freedom House Museum which we did. I called twice and left a message once. The people inside the museum saw us waiting and apologized for them not showing although they didn’t have anything to do with it. I requested a refund which hopefully I will get in full seeing how the tour never occurred or I will file a complaint with the BBB. This was very disappointing and unprofessional.
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up to 15 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).