Walking Tour - Black Barbers of Charlottesville

April 4
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

200 2nd St NE
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902

  • Contact: Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
  • Phone: (434) 296-1492
Website

Take a look at the city of Charlottesville through the history of its Black barbers. Focusing on stories from the late-19th and early-20th centuries, this tour covers the history of Jim Crow, segregation, and into the Civil Rights Movement. Playing a pivotal role in society and business, Charlottesville’s Black barbers held influential positions within the local community and their barbershops were places of gathering and commerce, while also sometimes being spaces of racial tension. Learn about these complexities and more through stories of men like John West, James Ferguson, and Washington Pollard.

Seasonally, we offer historic walking tours that take guests through the history of Court Square, the Downtown Mall, or Charlottesville’s Black barbers and barbershops. The tour season will begin on Saturday, April 4 and go through Saturday, November 28, 2026!

$20 General Admission Adult/$10 General Admission Youth (12 and under)

$10 Member Adult/$5 Member Youth (12 and under)

Upcoming Dates

  • Saturday, April 4
  • Saturday, April 11
  • Saturday, April 18
  • Saturday, April 25
  • Saturday, May 2
  • Saturday, May 9
  • Saturday, May 16
  • Saturday, May 23
  • Saturday, May 30
  • Saturday, June 6
  • Saturday, June 13
  • Saturday, June 20
  • Saturday, June 27
  • Saturday, July 4
  • Saturday, July 11
  • Saturday, July 18
  • Saturday, July 25
  • Saturday, August 1
  • Saturday, August 8
  • Saturday, August 15
  • Saturday, August 22
  • Saturday, August 29
  • Saturday, September 5
  • Saturday, September 12
  • Saturday, September 19
  • Saturday, September 26
  • Saturday, October 3
  • Saturday, October 10
  • Saturday, October 17
  • Saturday, October 24
  • Saturday, October 31
  • Saturday, November 7
  • Saturday, November 14
  • Saturday, November 21
  • Saturday, November 28

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