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Indians Negroes Gullah Black History Hebrew Slave Trade Tour

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1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
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We are the only experience in Charleston led by a full-blooded Gullah Geechee Indian historian, Chief Godfrey Gullah JacK BlacK. While others stick to a sanitized script, we provide the raw, unfiltered, unscripted truth of America’s #1 slave-trading concentration camp.

We reveal the ancient secrets of the people who built the Holy City’s economy. Your journey dives deep into the lives of enslaved builders, wealthy Black landowners, and resilient people. You will hear the Gullah Hebrew language and stand on the very ground where history was made.

This is more than a tour—it's an eye-opening confrontation with the past. We offer a nuanced, deeply personal perspective you won't find anywhere else. From Indians to Negroes to Black, we trace the bloodline and the survival of a culture that still breathes today. Once you see the real Charleston through your eyes, you can never unsee it.

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    Battery & White Point Gardens

    At the southern tip of Charleston, where the Ashley and Cooper rivers meet, Battery and White Point Gardens offer more than just scenic harbor views and antebellum mansions. For the "Indians to Negroes Riding Tour, this site serves as a profound classroom for the unfiltered history of the Gullah Geechee people. Travelers will see the grand estates of the planter class, built through the exploitation of enslaved African and Indigenous labor. You will look out over the harbor, the entry point for the Middle Passage, where countless ancestors first touched this land in chains.We strip away the Cultural Heritage fluff to reveal how this defensive landscape was forged by the hands of Indians and Negroes who became the Gullah Geechee. You’ll witness the physical reminders of a city built on the rice and indigo trade, hearing the truth of the slave auctions that once occurred nearby. This is where the silence of the archives is broken by the voice of a full-blooded Gullah Geechee historian.
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    Charleston City Market

    Stand atop the very steps where humanity was monetized in America’s #1 slave-trading hub. This is the Charleston Slave Auction Market Building, an auction house built in 1807 to display the brutal, bloody reality of the domestic slave trade, sold in public with wide-eyed buyers. While conventional tours often sanitize or skip this site, Chief Godfrey Gullah JacK BlacK—the city’s only fullblooded Gullah Geechee historian reveals the unfiltered truth of the lucrative industry that built the Holy City. You will stand where ancestors were broken, processed, and sold, hearing the ancient secrets and unscripted history of the domestic slave trade that fueled Charleston's wealth. This is a one-of-a-kind, eye-opening confrontation with the past. You’ll learn how the Geechee people survived the auction block to preserve a culture that still thrives today. Once you see the certified truth atop these steps, you can never unsee it.
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    • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

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    Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Indians Negroes Gullah Black History Hebrew Slave Trade Tour?

    A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EST).This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund. Read more Apr 2025

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    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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