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

Mon 18 Nov

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What's Included

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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)

keithshakun

Mar 2019

If I never had arranged for Leah & I to go on Red Clay's tour of Birmingham I would have still, I'm sure, enjoyed a day in this infamous civil rights city. But I never would have known, either, what I missed. For Clay's personal, insightful and deeply historic tour of Birmingham was the best tour that we went on during our two week trip in the Deep South of the United States -- and one of the best tours I've ever taken anywhere. For the 3+ hrs that we were with Clay we were constantly enthralled by the depth of his knowledge of his hometown, his detailed accounts of specific events that spanned five decades and his profoundly honest perspective on the truth of racism in Birmingham, past, present and future. We visited Nashville, Memphis and Montgomery, but I feel I have a much (much!) better sense of Birmingham because of Clay than any of the other Southern cities we visited. If you want to know the real truth of Birmingham from someone who lives there, don't miss this tour. You'll never regret it. I promise you.

brooksc913

Mar 2019

Clay Cornelius is the owner and sole tour guide for his company. His three-hour small group tour is the best tour I have ever experienced. His knowledge of Birmingham and its sordid segregation history is extensive. He prefers a small group he can interact with - there were eight in our group - and not have to use a microphone. The places we went on the tour were all within about a 2-mile radius of where I grew up in Birmingham during the late 1940’s, 50’s, and 60’s. Clay described events I had either forgotten or never knew. If you visit Birmingham, this tour is the one you must do.

Don_N

Mar 2019

Clay is one of the best tour guides I’ve had the pleasure to tour with. He was very honest about the civil rights issues that are part of this city. You should not miss this tour if you are visiting Birmingham.

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