Harlem Civil Rights Multimedia Walking Tour

Overview

Walk through the historic Harlem streets engaging with sites associated with the civil rights, Black Power and Black Arts Movement of the 1960's and 1970's. Harlem born and raised tour guide will provide terrific narrative explaining the history, guide also equipped with portable video and speaker providing applicable footage along the way, this will bring the history to life.

City: New York City

Sun 22 Sep

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Starting at $26.67

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Sun 22 Sep

Starting at $26.67

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What's Included

Storage for luggage in our cultural center while you are on the tour.

Bathroom

wifi internet services

Informative, friendly and professional guide

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The Harlem Heritage Tourism and Cultural Center is just minutes from Mid-Manhattan via uptown express subway.
Along the way Harlem tour guide will showcase many restaurants and art and cultural institutions you can visit in Harlem after the tour is complete.
Guests welcome to store luggage and bags inside Harlem Heritage Tourism and Cultural Center while on tour.
Video, music and still pictures will be presented via portable sound and video equipment.
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff

What To Expect

Harlem

Walk in the footsteps of iconic events and leaders of Harlem's civil rights movement. Over a 2 hour period you will visit churches, theaters, residences / homes associated with the 1960's and 1970's period in Harlem.

Apollo Theater

We enter the lobby area with born and raised Harlem tour guide who will explain the history of the Apollo Theater, guests will have great photo opportunity to take pics against murals of entertainments who started their careers at the Apollo Theater.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (69)

Martin W

Mar 2019

Marcus Garvey once said "A people without knowledge of its past is like a tree without roots " .It was a pleasure to spend time with Neal throughout this excellent tour . His enthusiasm,knowledge and dedication to the cultural past of Harlem and its key players shone magnificently .We got to view some of the key areas of the civil rights movement ,vividly bought to life through his captivating story telling .In an area of the City that has rapidly changed it was a privilege to have the opportunity to discuss its rich past and its impact on the present . Spike Lee, look no further , here's your man . A New York must do !

joycemenon

Feb 2019

If you're thinking about book something from Harlem Heritage Tours, just read the 1 stars reviews. I read it beforehand and yet I tried to give a chance for it. What a mistake! I booked a tour for 02/05/2019, got the email confirmation, the weather was good, and the guy simply didn't show up. The office was closed. I phonned them, got voice mail and then Neil called me and gave some excuse. I was in front the building and he didn't even let me know in advance about the cancellation of the tour! We reschedule it for today, 02/07 Today I was there on time and again, the office was closed. I had to call Neil again. He arrived at 1:40pm for the 1:00pm scheduled tour and he didn't apologize, in fact he didn't even mention he was very late. Inside the office was a mess, everything thrown on the floor. Trash everywhere, opened bag of chips, used clothes on the chairs. The tour starts inside the office by Neil pointing some buildings outside. He called her "70 years old mom" to wave her hands in a high window of a building and kept telling stuff about him, trying to proof he was a raised in Harlem.Then we walked to some places where he basically pointing pictures saying "this is ____, that is ____" while reading the sentences underneath the photos. Besides being poorly prepared to provide a historical tour the guide keep receiving calls and using his celphone all the time Summing up find another agency or just do a quick research online by yourself and you will learn a lot more than spending time and money with this tour.

Response from Host

Feb 2019

Hello my name is Neal Shoemaker and I was the guide for the reviewer, I want to apologize about the lateness and inconveniences experienced with the tour. We take what we do very seriously and aim to satisfy at all times, when this doesn't happen we make adjustments immediately, but I feel that this review is not totally true, there was nothing on the floor thrown around, and no used clothes on chairs, my personal jacket was the only article of clothing on any chair in the room. One call came into my phone, thats it, trash wasn't everywhere about the room, thats just not true. Sincere apologies again to the reviewer for all inconveniences, we love what we do, and as mentioned, adjustments will be made immediately to make sure visitors in the future will leave thoroughly satisfied.

rwhcstudio

Jul 2018

I really enjoyed Neal sharing music about Harlem and the streets to accentuate the vibrant History of Harlem. I enjoyed his personal stories connecting to people and places from the neighborhood. I was happy to discover Harlem from the eyes of a local who wants to contribute to his community. i appreciated his view of gentrification and the whole Malcolm X true history.