AN INTRODUCTION
SLAVERY IN AMERICA BEGAN AS A PART OF LONG HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND PEOPLE.
In one of the largest forced migrations in history, millions of Africans crossed the Atlantic from the 16th to the 19th centuries through the horrific “Middle Passage.”
THE ANTISLAVERY MOVEMENT
COTTON WAS KING IN MEMPHIS
In the mid-1800s, the need for free labor was in high demand.
FEEL THE HISTORY
The house opened as a museum in 1997 and is decorated with 19th-century furnishings and artifacts and served as part of the overall civil rights heritage of Memphis.
A WALKTHROUGH HISTORY
A WALK THROUGH THIS ANTEBELLUM HOME IS A JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY
Explore revealing secrets of its past that had been kept hidden for more than 100 years.
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TOUR HOURS
TUESDAY TO SATURDAY
JUNE 1 – AUGUST 31
10AM – 5PM
TOURS GIVEN HOURLY
SEPTEMBER 1 – MAY 31
10AM – 4PM
TOURS GIVEN HOURLY
Open for Dr. Martin Luther King Birthday Holiday
10AM – 4PM
Monday, January 16, 2023
Reservations for groups required. Mask wearing required.
826 North Second Street | P.O. Box 3142 | Memphis | TN 38173
901.527.3427 / 901.527.7711 
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