Birmingham Civil Rights Tour in Birmingham booking from $63.85

Birmingham Civil Rights Tour

Overview

On this three hour WALKING & DRIVING tour, you’ll travel around Birmingham to learn about the struggle for equal rights from the end of the Civil War up through the Civil Rights movement. Your tour will begin at the statue of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, the leader of the local movement Civil Rights struggle. We’ll discuss why the Civil Rights movement was needed and what led to segregation's fall. As you visit the major churches, parks and houses, you'll learn about a few groups who fought for Civil Rights in Birmingham and who fought against it.

City: Birmingham

Tue 19 Nov

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What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges

Driver/guide

Air conditioned transportation

Live commentary on board

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Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to significant weather (hurricane, tornado, or ice), you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund
We will walk over a mile on the tour in temperatures anywhere between 40-100F. Guests must be able to walk unassisted at a reasonable speed.
Masks are required while on our transporation
Not recommended for those that cannot walk at least a mile.
Not recommended for those affected by cold/hot weather.
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Masks covering the nose and mouth are required by all individual while in transportation at all times. Gaiters, handkerchiefs, or similar face coverings are not acceptable masks. There are no exceptions. No refunds will be given to guests that refuse to comply.

What To Expect

Civil Rights District

Guests will walk around Kelly Ingram Park, see 16th Street Baptist Church, and learn about the Civil Rights movement in Birmingham

Kelly Ingram Park

Walk around the park to see the statues and learn about those who marched for freedom in Birmingham

16th Street Baptist Church

Learn about the role the church played in the Civil Rights movement in Birmingham and the history of the church bombing that tragically killed four little girls.

Linn Park

See where the march protests ended in Birmingham and learn about groups fighting for Civil Rights in Birmingham

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (457)

albuquerquejean

Sep 2019

Despite the brutal heat and humidity, we 3 retirees took a private tour with Clay that combined Birmingham's civil rights struggle and the role that the Communist Party USA played in Birmingham during the Great Depression. You might think that these two topics are incompatible, or at least might make for a confusing tour, but with Clay's expert knowledge, guidance and great story-telling, both were seamlessly interwoven into a comprehensive, in-depth, no holds barred, thorough deep dive. We learned so much. The intersection of events, physical places, and historic figures were found at Boutwell (Municipal) Auditorium, Linn (Central) Park, the Lyric Theater, Hosea Hudson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Angela Davis, and even a Red-baiting Bull Connor. The “Fight for Rights” tour would have been excellent in and of itself but when a straight line is drawn from CPUSA’S mine, mill, and farm organizing, protests, and campaigns of the 1920s and 30s to Kelly Ingram Park, the KKK, and the “Four Little Girls,” the historical connection was pretty clear, and pretty intense. Birmingham might be a “young” city but it has enough “past” to be a lot older. If that tour was any indication, would highly recommend any tour with Red Clay Tours, Clay does not disappoint! (And he thoughtfully made sure we did not walk too much in the heat and when we did, we were always in the shade). Thanks!

CharlotteH003

Sep 2019

My husband and I booked onto this tour before arriving in Birmingham and are so glad we did. Clay (our tour guide) picked us up at the hotel, which was helpful for us being new in town! During the next few hours, Clay (and his father who drove the bus for the rest of the tour) took our group round different sites of Birmingham explaining key things that had happened and how they fitted in with the rest of the civil rights movement in the country, as well as how the city of Birmingham has changed over the years within the South. He was very thorough and informative and it is clear he really knows the history very well. He encouraged questions and took us to places we wouldn’t have seen without being on the tour. We come from outside the US, and so have limited knowledge of US history but the tour was so well explained this didn’t matter at all. There were also opportunities for taking photos. We would definitely recommend this tour to other travellers as it gives you an insight into Birmingham and its history which you wouldn’t be able to get otherwise. Red Clay Tours also offer other guided tours we would have been interested in taking if we had not been moving on to Atlanta so soon!

O8241CUcarold

Sep 2019

Being originally from Washington state, my awareness of civil rights history was basically limited to movies and American history. This tour gives you an up-close picture of American Civil Rights History. Michael was our tour guide, his son Clay is the owner. The civil rights history of Birmingham is significant and telling. Michael and Clay have created an experience that gives a great picture of the civil rights history from the end of the civil war to 1965. Its so well done. Do yourself a favor and educate yourself.

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