Yale Club of Washington, DC Virtual Event

Celebrate Black History Month

Duke Street Black History Walking Tour in Alexandria

Saturday, February 10, 2024
11:00am-12:30pm

Freedom House Museum

1315 Duke Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

$10 Members

$20 Non-members

Back by popular demand: Please join us for a private walking tour to discover the Black History of Duke Street, Alexandria, with the Manumission Tour Company. This 90-minute guided walking tour along the Duke Street corridor in Old Town Alexandria visits sites connected to the early Alexandria slave trade, such as the former site of Franklin & Armfield, and the former Bruin Slave Jail site that held the Edmonson sisters. It will also visit sites connected to early African Americans’ spirituality such as Shiloh Baptist Church, and the Alexandria National Cemetery. (Entry to the Freedom House Museum is separate, and not covered by this tour). You can learn more about the Manumission Tour company here. The tour costs a discounted $10 for Yale Club members, and $20 for guests. The tour will start at 11 am outside the Freedom House Museum, 1315 Duke Street.

The Yale Club of Washington, DC offers this event to our members and alumni.  However, we do ask for your support in one or both of the following ways: 

1)      Please become a member if you are not one already. 

2)      Donate to the Yale Club of Washington, DC (see option on registration page). 

Membership dues and donations are both critical income sources for the Club, which enable Club operations, programs, and financial viability.