This February celebrate Black History Month in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown with special programming and activities.
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Celebrate Black History Month in Greater Williamsburg
Did you know that more than half the population of residents in 18th-century Williamsburg were African American? This February celebrate Black History Month in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown with special programming and activities.
Black History Month in Williamsburg
Here are some of the activities and events happening in Greater Williamsburg during Black History Month.
Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg tells the untold stories of those who lived in 18th-century Williamsburg during their Black History Month programming.
Take a guided tour through the home of Peyton and Elizabeth Randolph and learn about the relationship between gentry women and their enslaved maidservants during A Perfect Adornment Tour. Also at the Peyton Randolph House is Freedom’s Paradox: The Randolph House Tour. Take a tour of the home and discover how free and enslaved members of the household struggled with their desires for freedom.
At the Governor’s Palace, learn the role of free and enslaved African Americans at the Palace and throughout the colony of Virginia during African American Contributions at the Governor’s Palace.
Meet The Famous Barber of York, Caesar Hope. Take a guided art tour during African American History in the Galleries. And hear songs of hope during Joy in the Morning. These are just a few of the activities and exhibits you can experience at Colonial Williamsburg during Black History Month.
Click here to read more about Colonial Williamsburg.
Williamsburg Walking Tours
Williamsburg Walking Tours offers Williamsburg’s only tour dedicated solely to black history and the African American experience. This intimate tour around the Historic Area guides guests along the same streets, shops and homes that enslaved African American’s walked when they were brought to this burgeoning city.
Williamsburg Walking Tours’ African American History Tour has earned Trip Advisor’s Certificate of Excellence and has received reviews from visitors all over the country. Hear stories of the achievements and contributions of African American’s from the beginning of America’s story, and discover the impact they had on Colonial Williamsburg and the Revolutionary War.
Click here to read more about walking tours in Williamsburg.
Jamestown Settlement
Throughout the month of February, Jamestown Settlement will feature activities and educational demonstrations. Visitors will be able to compare the culture of the first Africans with that of the first English settlers and Powhatan Indians during 1619.
Click here to read more about Jamestown Settlement.
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown will have daily programs, lectures and classroom presentations that explore the role and impact of African Americans on both sides of the war.
Click here to read more about the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.
The Mariners’ Museum
Just outside of Greater Williamsburg, in Newport News, is The Mariners’ Museum and Park. Every Monday and Saturday during February, The Mariners’ Museum will celebrate Black History Month with programs, living history and hands-on activities for both children and adults. All programs are included with the $1 admission.
Click here to read more about The Mariners’ Museum and Park.
