Tracy Hopkins

Gaps in the city’s historical tourism offerings inspired a fourth generation Alexandrian to launch a tour company highlighting local Black history.

Written by Tracy Hopkins
About a 4-hour drive from New York City—and less than 10 miles from Washington, D.C.—Alexandria is an easy road trip destination. Gaps in the city’s historical tourism offerings inspired John Taylor Chapman, a city councilman and fourth generation Alexandrian, to launch his Manumission Tour Company (“manumission” means release from slavery) which focuses on the area's Black history. Through walking tours like Chapman's and thoughtful conversations with several Black b...

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