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New Orleans : African American Heritage Walking Tour

New Orleans : African American Heritage Walking Tour

Overview

During this 2H walking tour, you will learn how People of African ancestry first arrived at New Orleans in 1719, within a year of the establishment of the city, having been forcibly removed from the Senegambia region of West Africa. Roughly five thousand Africans survived the Middle Passage en route to French Louisiana during the 1720s, followed in the 1780s by a similarly sized group brought by the Spanish from the Benin and Congo regions. Enslaved Africans of the colonial era cleared forests, raised crops, and built the city infrastructure.
In this visit You will see how African culture persisted in New Orleans, influencing everything from food to music to religion to architecture.
Your tour guide will take you to the famous Square Congo, now part of Armstrong Park on the edge of the French Quarter in the Faubourg Treme where hundreds of African slaves and laborers congregated to trade goods, play music, dance, and socialize.

City: New Orleans

Thu 12 Jun

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Starting at $29.00

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Thu 12 Jun

Starting at $29.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

TOUR GUIDE

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Congo Square

Your tour guide will take you to the famous Square Congo, now part of Armstrong Park on the edge of the French Quarter in the Faubourg Treme where hundreds of African slaves and laborers congregated to trade goods, play music, dance, and socialize.

French Quarter

We will walk at the French Quarter in the theme of African American culture and history. Learn from where come traditions of voodoo, dance, Jazz music, Creole food & architecture

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (16)

Jennifer_E

Mar 2024

Very knowledgeable-came away with a more nuanced understanding of the city's origins and its challenging history. Would highly recommend the tour.

Joanne_R

Nov 2023

Louis Armstrong Park: seeing evidence of offerings under an old tree brought the past and the present together in a way that I would have never seen has I not seen had I not gone on this tour.

Rachael_i

Oct 2023

So, I had the same tour guide, for this tour, as I did when I took The Garden District Tour. Right away, the tour guide tried to extort more money out of me. He said I was rude, because he wasn’t happy with the tip I gave him for the previous tour. And, he threatened to not run the tour at all. You see, no one else had bought a ticket for this group tour either. And, so the guide was going to cancel it without refund, because he was trying to use blackmail to get a bigger tip. News flack! While it is a good idea to tip when you travel, tips are still suppose to be optional. And, you should never feel pressured to tip more than you are comfortable with (like this tour guide was trying to pressure me to do). Skip the problems from an incompetent guide and just go read the plaques in Congo Square yourself. It will be more accurate information.