Free People of Color - A French Quarter Tour (in English)

Free People of Color - A French Quarter Tour (in English)

Join us for a walking tour of New Orleans’ most historic neighborhood, the French Quarter. See the “Vieux Carré” through the eyes of Louisiana’s famous Free People of Color (Les Gens de Couleur Libres). In an age when most people of African descent in the New World were considered the property of others, thousands of people of color owned their own property and forged their own paths in a world that was not their own. Hear their stories. Learn of their many contributions to this beautiful culture. Learn the history of the most emblematic neighborhood of one of the United States’ most iconic cities.

This tour is an exploration of old Louisiana, the Louisiana that gave birth to Jazz and Zydeco, to gumbo and jambalaya. Louisiana is technically a southern American state, but culturally Louisiana has always been the northernmost part of the Caribbean.

(This tour also includes a tour of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 and of the courtyard of a beautiful antebellum French Quarter residence.)

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Jackson Square, 615 Pere Antoine Alley, New Orleans, LA 70116-3234

You will learn the history of Jackson Square, center of the Vieux Carré.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: St. Louis Cathedral, 615 Pere Antoine Aly, New Orleans, LA 70116-3291

You will learn the history of Saint Louis Cathedral the most historic church in all of New Orleans.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Louis Armstrong Park, 901 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70116-3086

You will learn about the cultural significance of the Congo Square.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, 425 Basin St 3421 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112-3535

You will explore the New Orleans' oldest cemetery, Saint Louis Cemetery no 1.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Hermann-Grima House, 820 Saint Louis St, New Orleans, LA 70112-3416

You will have an exclusive tour of the Hermann-Grima House courtyard, typical of the 19th century.

Duration: 20 minutes