Bristol and the Slave Trade Walking Tour
Sat, Nov 02
|Linden Place, Bristol, RI
The DEI committee invites you to join us for a Bristol and Slave Trade Walking Tour hosted by Linden Place museum educators. The walking tour begins at 10:00 in front of Linden Place. Tour is limited to 20 people and will last about 2 hours.
Time & Location
Nov 02, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Linden Place, Bristol, RI , 500 Hope St, Bristol, RI 02809, USA
About the event
This walking tour of Linden Place and downtown Bristol is focused specifically on Bristol's DeWolf family and their involvement in the transatlantic Slave Trade. The DeWolf family, Bristol's notorious family in the 18th and early 19th centuries, was once one of the largest traders of slaves in New England. Learn how Bristol, New England and all of the United States were impacted by the slave trading DeWolfs at Linden Place from our museum educators. The tour begins at Linden Place Mansion, continues through the center of historic Bristol and down to the waterfront of Thames Street, pointing out significant sites tied to Bristol's lengthy and profitable involvement in the slave trade.