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“Freedom’s Fight in Alexandria” Walking Tour privately guided by Manumission Tour Company
Saturday, February 26, 2022, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
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 Yale Club of DC In-Person Event

Co-sponsored with the Yale Black Alumni Association DMV

 

“Freedom’s Fight in Alexandria” Walking Tour
privately guided by Manumission Tour Company

 

Saturday, February 26, 2022

11:00am-12:30pm


Masks and Proof of Vaccination are required to attend.

“Freedom’s Fight in Alexandria” – This 90-minute guided walking tour through the streets of Old Town will give participants insight into Alexandria's pre-civil war history of urban slavery, and highlight runaway enslaved people, like Oscar and George Ball, and abolitionists, such as pharmacist Edward Stabler, who pushed back against the "Peculiar Institution" of slavery. This tour is part of the Yale Club of Washington, DC’s event series marking African American History Month.

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Manumission Tour Company curates guided cultural heritage tours designed to highlight Alexandria’s extensive African American History. Founded by a fourth generation Alexandrian, this company offers weekend guided walking tours and this tour is being organized as a private tour for Yale Club of Washington DC community. www.manumissiontours.com


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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.

       

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