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

Sat 16 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)

kymberlyn

May 2018

Clay surely knows his information, excellent history telling ability, his singing is questionable though! A must tour to take in Birmingham!

Bethy_Texas

May 2018

We travelled through Birmingham specifically to see Civil Rights historic sites, and I was planning on just winging it and taking my girls around on my own. Then I saw RCT on a search and decided to book it. We are a family of 5 and Clay didn’t have enough room for us, but I persuaded him to let my husband follow behind him in our van. He was SO accommodating and when he was giving information in the car, we just called my husband and had him on speaker phone. There is NO WAY I would have been able to portray the movement events in Birmingham to my girls the way his tour did. My girls are 8,10, and 12, and yes, some of what he described was intense, but it is what they need to know, and what schools many times leave out or airbrush. I HIGHLY recommend. Thank you, Clay! Second picture is Saw’s BBQ which is a perfect lunch after a 3 hour tour.

ATLJos

May 2018

We wanted a great view of the Civil Rights history of Birmingham. We got that and so much more. Arriving a day early, we'd already visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, so we had a good start on the local history. Clay supercharged it. He's a wonderful story teller who has real depth to his research. The way he sets the scene and tells a story is very moving. Facts come alive. Most noteably, he has incredible empathy and passion for the people so violenty and unjustly impacted by Jim Crow Laws. I've had a number of guided tours but this has to be one of the best. I would take the tour a second time (or try one of his other tours) when we visit Birmingham again.

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