6 Hours Private Civil Rights Tour of Montgomery

Overview

This tour will take us to some of the most important sites that defined the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama. Our journey will take us on a definitive and emotional story of the civil rights era that changed the fabric of American life and sparked a movement. From the pulpit where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached to the spot where Mrs. Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on a Montgomery City bus. Afterwards, we'll continue on to the Civil Rights Memorial center and many other sites related to the Civil Rights movement. It's been said that those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.

City: Montgomery

Fri 20 Sep

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Starting at $500.00

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Fri 20 Sep

Starting at $500.00

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What's Included

Private transportation

Local Professional guide

Driving Tour

Unforgettable stories and places of the Civil Rights Movement.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MONTGOMERY TOURS have adopted the following policy: All guide and travelers are requested to wear a face mask.

What To Expect

Montgomery Tours

ITINERARY We'll begin our tour with a short tour preview with a questions and answers section. Next, we'll began our driving tour of the civil right sites throughout the city of Montgomery. We will drive past the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, Dexter Baptist Church Parsonage and other site. We will take some time to visit The Legacy Museum and The National Memorial for Peace and Justice. Finally, we'll end our time together with a Questions and Answered section.

National Memorial for Peace and Justice

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice was conceived with the hope of creating a sober, meaningful site where people can gather and reflect on America's history of racial inequality. Set on a six-acre site, the memorial uses sculpture, art, and design to contextualize racial terror. The national memorial is a sacred space for truth-telling and reflection about racial terror in America and its legacy.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (20)

honeylazar4

Jan 2020

Jake is prompt, pleasant, and professional. He knows Montgomery history and is well versed in all things civil rights. He drove us from Montgomery to Selma filling in all the details of the March, the camp sites, and even his own participation as a young boy. Book him!

Maineishome4me

Aug 2019

We so enjoyed our tour with Jake. It cannot go unstated that any civil rights tour is an emotional experience. To have Jake as our guide, his life experience a timeline of the Jim Crow south and the strident beginnings of the modern civil rights period carrying his tour dialogue was impactful beyond measure. We were spellbound at his impeccable memory of those times, as well as the emotional impact of being in the presence of his living in it. He has the assured blend of facts and personal experience throughout the tour and a capacity for finding the good in it, too. Not to mention, he has a pleasant lightness of humor in the modern changes we all find baffling at times! Thank you Jake; your contribution to our learning more of this country’s history will not be forgotten!

Response from Host

Aug 2019

Thank You for the opportunity.

loeiyeen

Jul 2019

We enthusiastically recommend Jake's 3-day Civil Rights tour. Jake is warm, kind and obliging. He is well-organised, misses no details, and makes sure his spotless van is comfortable and well-equipped for visitors. The two of us did the tour with Jake through the cities of Birmingham, Marion, Selma, Montgomery and Tuskegee. Jake's intimate and nuanced knowledge of the history of these cities and towns is brought to life by the fact that he is a 'foot soldier' of the Civil Rights movement, having lived though this difficult and often tragic period. The stories he shared were both political and personal, both famous and anecdotal, and helped us vividly experience the past. While Jake's manner is relaxed and accommodating, he really cared about our education in the Civil Rights history of the region and made sure we missed nothing. We particularly enjoyed seeing beautiful Montgomery, Jake's introducing us to interesting local identities, and visiting the sites particularly significant to the voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery and to the story of Rosa Parks. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice is unmissable. Thank you for sharing this special history with us, Jake, and for the lessons in how best to eat Southern fried chicken!!