A Juneteenth Historic Walking Tour: Monday, June 19th
Mon, Jun 19
|Hudson River Park, Pier 25 in Tribeca
Join us on an odyssey through Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Heights as we visit sites associated with the Underground Railroad and the Anti-Slavery movement in New York.
Time & Location
Jun 19, 2023, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Hudson River Park, Pier 25 in Tribeca, West St, New York, NY 10013, USA
Guests
About the event
This event is free with a suggested donation of $10-20 to your guide, Hank Orenstein, Licensed NYC Sightseeing Guide and Associate Real Estate Broker, The Corcoran Group.
Neighborhoods Covered: Tribeca, Civic Center, Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights.
To bring: Picnic lunch, water to drink, snacks, sun protection.
As we recount the background of the Juneteenth holiday, we'll visit a number of historic sites in Brooklyn and Manhattan. While Manhattan became a leading force in the movement against slavery, Brooklyn, during part of the 19th century, essentially became sanctuary city in which blacks and whites played leaderships roles in combatting slavery sometimes at risk risk to their lives and livelihoods.
We'll start out where Frederick Douglass, landed in NYC after escaping slavery in Maryland who went on to become a pivotal figure in the Anti-Slavery movement. We'll discuss Douglass' brilliant 1860 analysis of the U.S.Constitution said about slavery. We'll continue…