NYC Slavery and the Underground Railroad Tour in English

New York
Excellent
Duration

2.5 hours

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

15 people

Languages

English

Learn the exciting history of how a band of brave men and women formed the networks that became the Underground Railroad. Visit an archeological site and memorial dedicated to the memory of enslaved Africans in colonial America. View a former station of the Underground Railroad. Learn about the riots, revolts, and dramatic escapes that occurred during the era of American slavery. Listen to tales of courage and triumph and discover the stories of real New Yorkers who risked their lives and properties to help people escape slavery on this historical New York City walking tour.

Highlights

  • Learn the exciting history of how a band of brave men and women formed the networks that became the Underground Railroad.
  • Explore Lower Manhattan sites relevant to the slave trade from Battery Park to Wall Street to the African Burial Ground.
  • Learn about the early African-American history of New York and how African-Americans impacted the creation of the city.
  • View historic sites like Fraunces Tavern, Trinity Church, Federal Hall, NYC Stock Exchange, Wall Street, and the African Burial Ground National Memorial.
  • Enjoy this tour as featured on ABC News, Netflix, the New York Times, NBC News, Newsday, and Amsterdam News, and the NY Times best-selling book “How the Word is Passed.”

  • Walking tour
  • Licensed New York tour guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Tips

English

Tour's Location

New York

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NYC Slavery and the Underground Railroad Tour in English
Terry G
08/31/2025

Excellent Tour!

Sean did an outstanding job educating us on the history of slavery and the underground railroad in NYC. His depth of knowledge, as a historian, was impressive, as was his storytelling. I didn't realize how little I knew about slavery in this city and the history is quite extensive. This tour is a MUST if you are visiting NYC.
NYC Slavery and the Underground Railroad Tour in English
Jacqueline Q
08/31/2025

Great! Sean was terrific.

Sean was a terrific tour guide. Very well informed and cared greatly about his topic...you could tell. The information he did share was very interesting and very relevant. I was just surprised there wasn't more about slavery in NYC. It was also extremely hot and a lot of walking...not that the tour leaders could control for that, but sitting whenever we stopped would have been possible and nice.
NYC Slavery and the Underground Railroad Tour in English
Sarah E
08/31/2025

Incredibly informative, great tour guide

It was a very cold day in January in NYC and our tour guide Maia made it worth walking the windy streets for 2+ hours. She was incredibly knowledgeable, able to answer everyone's questions and is clearly very passionate about history. My 12 year old daughter and I loved it.
NYC Slavery and the Underground Railroad Tour in English
Rossi H
08/31/2025

Amazing Tour Guide!

Damani was an amazing tour guide! He was very knowledgeable and despite this being a heavy topic he kept everything light and interesting but still historically accurate. This was our favorite tour we went one while in New York and we would definitely recommend it.
NYC Slavery and the Underground Railroad Tour in English
Gayle G
08/31/2025

Fabulous tour of NYC Slavery and Underground Railroad with Ludi

Our 10 member book club recently took a trip to NYC to visit sites we had read about such as the Morgan Library (The Personal Assistant), New York Public Library (The Lions of Fifth Avenue), The Outsiders on Broadway and Inside Out Tours' NYC Slavery and Underground Railroad Tour (Clint Smith's How the Word is Passed). Our tour leader for the Underground Railroad tour was Ludi and she was fabulous. She gave the topic the gravity and respect it merited and also showed us a lively, thought provoking good time. One of our members told Ludi, "I wish you had been my high school history teacher." We highly recommend this tour.
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NYC Slavery and the Underground Railroad Tour in English
Adrienne K
08/31/2025

Great informative and engaging tour!

Ludi was so great! She was so informative and made sure she didn't leave anyone behind (we had a wheelchair in our group). She was so sweet and very connected to the story that she tells along with pictures. I would recommend this tour to everyone and this is our 4th one in 4 days and it was the best!
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