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Price is CA $27 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h
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Overview

    • Explore the darkest chapter of Richmond's history
    • Learn about Reconstruction in Virginia
    • See the locations of the most important clashes
    • Explore the history of urban street-fighting during Reconstruction
    • Explore the tragic rise of Virginia's Jim Crow period

Activity location

    • Richmond
    • Richmond, Virginia, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 1554 E Broad St, Richmond, VA 23219, USA | We meet at the Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground
    • Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Richmond "Municipal War" of 1870 - Dark History Tour

  • Activity duration is 1 hour1h
    1h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 4:00 P.M.
Price details
CA $26.63 x 2 AdultsCA $53.26
Total
Price is CA $53.26
Until Fri, Nov 6

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guests will receive a historian-guided tour following the sites of the Municipal War of 1870, its leadup, and its aftermath

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    • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Audio recording

What you can expect

  • In 1870, Richmond was a powder keg. Racial tension following the American Civil War soon boiled over into outright hatred, and a plan was hatched to reinstate a system of white supremacy by force. However, formerly enslaved African Americans and their allies did not back down without a fight, and refused to let their city be taken over. The ensuing siege and battle would leave many dead, and Richmond’s history would never be the same.

    Join this guided historic tour of one of Richmond's darkest chapters: the Municipal War of 1870, and explore the untold history of Richmond during the Reconstruction Era.

Location

Activity location

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    • Richmond
    • Richmond, Virginia, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 1554 E Broad St, Richmond, VA 23219, USA | We meet at the Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground
    • Richmond, Virginia, United States