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

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $26.67

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Mon 23 Dec

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)

Alx L

Jul 2018

The “Walk to civil rights sites in Harlem tour” is exhilarating, magnificent in its historical context and very emotional at times. Neal is a wonderful person with passion, knowledge and a great sense of humour. He is a man gifted with a plethora of information. Neal welcomed us in his atelier where we were shown his new designer t-shirts ‘Made in Harlem’. Obviously having earned the trust and respect of many passers-by we were introduced to many of his business partners, friends and family all hailing from the same part of town. We started with an intro on Malcolm X, Martin Luther King and Elija Mohammed, their different strategies within the framework of to the civil rights movement. During the tour Neal pointed out all the landmarks of important speeches, marches and events at the time. We visited several memorable places such as the celebrated Apollo where we were invited on stage! (unfortunately the theatre was empty during that time of day!) We had a drink in the extraordinary Paris Blues jazz club a joint that we visited later in the evening for some excellent jazz. A must. We also met people from the Senegalese community in Harlem and were given the lowdown on the demographical changes that took place and still do take place in this part of Harlem. The complete walk normally lasts 2,5 but we were so interested in everything Neal showed us we had a total walk of 4 hours filled with details about music, history and lots of architecture. While walking we listened to great songs the lyrics of which were so appropriate. We had a wonderful afternoon and will soon return. Thank you very much Neal for this extraordinary tour! Photo: AL the man on stage in Appolo

JoanHarris

Jul 2018

This was no dry dusty history lesson. Neil is definitely a one-off. At first I was unsure what I had let myself in for as the initial impression was a bit disorganised. However, once it got going, it was a real gem. We were given a brief performance about the civil rights movement history and the speeches that had taken place right outside the premises, together with photos and film clips. I say performance deliberately as Neil reminded me of a performance poet with his expressive physical delivery. We then were launched on a tour of the main streets and buildings where events had taken place, interspersed with Neil’s personal history of growing up in the housing projects and how he survived. Neil played significant music as we walked the streets, and explained its meaning and relevance. As well as learning about the civil rights movement we visited an African Market and saw some newly-gentrified streets before finishing for a drink in one of the few remaining jazz bars. Unforgettable.

seanmcpeake

Apr 2018

Myself and my daughter experienced a very enjoyable tour of Harlem and heard the history of the birth of the civil rights movement by Martin Luther King and others. Neal was a great tour guide who had first hand experience of the difficult days in Harlem and how that area of NY has been radically and positively transformed in recent years. The initiatives of Civil Rights pioneers of Martin Luther King has had a profound impact on nationalists in the North of Ireland in their quest for civil rights in the late 1960's through street agitation. The tour highlighted to me many of these similarities and inequalities that were faced by both the black people in Harlem and of the Nationalists within the North of Ireland.