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

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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)

loeiyeen

Jul 2019

This tour is an essential element of any civil rights tour of Alabama or the South. Clay has an inexhaustible knowledge and understanding of the history of conflict and heroism in the fight for civil rights in Birmingham. He has a knack for storytelling and introducing in layers the cast of characters around the Birmingham civil rights movement. He will connect you in a personal way to the lives and struggles of these individuals. The three hours feels effortless and by the end participants have a good understanding of the background to Alabamian race relations. It’s worth stopping in Birmingham for a day just to do this tour! We thoroughly recommend it and admire all that Clay is doing to contribute to a better future through a more honest and empathetic understanding of the past. Note that if you take the tour on Monday, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and 16th Street Baptist Church will not be open for viewing (the tour ends in front of both of these sites).

Janet H

Jul 2019

This is a wonderful, informative tour. Clay loves his city, loves history, and does an amazing job of conveying a lot of information in a way that is engaging and powerfully moving. If you want to get a sense of the scope of the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, you won’t want to miss this tour!

hjseestheworld

Jul 2019

This tour is must if you visit Birmingham. Clay is amazing. You should be awarded a semester of college credit for taking the tour. Its worth the money. Don't miss it.

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