Today, the City of New Orleans, built by 50 different African nations, is 304 years old. The struggle for complete liberation by people of African descent has always been abreast, especially after the founding of New Orleans in 1718.
The tour acquaints you with an overview of greater Black New Orleans today. We highlight and showcase the life and struggle of the people. The attractions include workplaces, schools, universities, neighborhoods, artists, music and cuisine.
See the Homer A. Plessy marker-site, where Plessy resisted and was arrested for defying state law that segregated railroad trains based on race in 1892 that led to the infamous U.S. Supreme Court decision of ‘separate but equal’; the Tate-Etienne-Prevost Interpretive Center (TEP), where three (3) Black six-year-old girls, Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, Tessie Prevost (along with Ruby Bridges at another school) fought for the right to attend an all-white public school; visit Central City where Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Peoples’ Defense League, Student National Coordinating Committee, Congress of Racial Equality, Free Southern Theater were once headquartered; see Dillard, Xavier, and Southern University in New Orleans, as well as learn about the struggles today.
Length of tour: 4 hours with about 25 sights and stops.
Adults - $100/person
Children (6-12) $50/person
Contact us for scheduling at web@hiddenhistory.us
One of the most suppressed and hidden stories of African and African American history is the story of the 1811 Slave Revolt. This was the largest slave revolt in the United States and the least known.
You may be familiar with Nat Turner or Denmark Vesey, but few are knowledgeable about Charles Deslonde, the leader of the 1811 Slave Revolt. Deslonde and his lieutenants were brilliant people. Like in Haiti, their aim was to abolish slavery and establish a free republic to be governed by former enslaved people. They almost succeeded.
The tour enlightens visitors on how Deslonde’s rebels carried out the revolt. Visit some of the locations where the slave rebels fought the U.S. troops and militia and other locations related to the revolt. Learn what happened. Discover the gains made and the foundation laid for further revolts.
A descendant of the rebels will escort you to numerous stops where significant actions occurred. History will come alive. This is an educational adventure you do not want to miss!
Length of tour: 4 hours with about 15 sites and stops.
Adults - $85/person
Children (6-12) $40/person
To schedule contact us at web@hiddenhistory.us
The Grand Tour acquaints you with an overview of the struggle between the 'haves', 'have-nots', and 'not-supposed-to-have' since the founding of New Orleans in 1718.
Built by 50 different African nations, New Orleans is 304 years old. The tour highlights the French, Spanish, and American colonial rule, the Catholic Church as a major slave trader, the struggle for political power by the Black Reconstruction government in alliance with the radical white Republicans, the counterrevolutionary period of Reconstruction, the 1892 General Strike (the first general strike involving Black and white workers), the struggle against police and state terror, and the struggle for the African American right to self-determination including the right to secession.
Length of tour: 6 hours with about 60 - 65 sights and stops.
Adults - $165/person
Children (6 – 12) $80/person
Contact us for scheduling at web@hiddenhistory.us
