Streets of Sanctuary: Pre-Civil War Abolitionist Brooklyn

Janes Walk

SOLD OUT

Led By JOHN SEMLAK, Guides Association of New York

This will be a walking tour of sites telling Brooklyn’s role in the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad. We’ll tour spots where leaders of the movements lived and places where enslaved people hid while on the run to freedom. Due to Brooklyn’s ongoing preservation movement many still stand.

Accessibility

Tour is on city streets as is ADA accessible, as much as city streets normally ar.

Location Information

RSVP is required and capacity is limited. Meeting location, ending location, and directions will be provided via email before walk date.

guided

Sunday, May 5, 2024
3:00 PM
2 hours

Borough: Brooklyn
Theme: History & Culture
Language: English
exterior of 227 Duffield Street in Brooklyn
227 Duffield Street in Brooklyn. Photo: Google Street Views. Modifications: photo cropped.