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Rising Voices: Underrepresented History (by Walk With Me Savannah Tours)

Rising Voices: Underrepresented History (by Walk With Me Savannah Tours)

Overview

Walk With Me Savannah Tours presents 'Rising Voices', a Savannah history tour exclusively featuring underrepresented narratives and figures.

Historically too many narratives have been minimized or just left out of society's carefully crafted histories. Take a walking tour where we instead exclusively highlight those underrepresented voices.

We will focus on the lives and accomplishments of black, native, queer, and female residents of Savannah and how they impacted the world around them, in such a way that Savannah as it stands would not exist without each and every one of them.

Tours start in Franklin Square and conclude in Monterey Square.

City: Savannah

Sat 16 Nov

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Starting at $35.00

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Sat 16 Nov

Starting at $35.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Fully narrated interactive tour

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
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Well-behaved pets allowed
Not recommended for guests who cannot walk or roll for 15 minutes without stopping
All tour guides are fully vaccinated (including booster).

What To Expect

Franklin Square

In Franklin Square we will discuss how Haiti volunteered during the American Revolution, clandestine schools that operated in Savannah that taught literacy to black students while such an education was outlawed, the First African Baptist Church which houses the oldest African Baptist congregation in the country, and its role in the Underground Railroad.

City Market

Passing through City Market, we will see Club One, the home performance venue of Lady Chablis, a Savannah LGBTQ icon. We will also see the building that was home to one of the most active markets for the selling of humans as property, which was immediately converted into a freedman's school after emancipation by some of the very people who were sold as property inside.

Telfair Academy

We will stop in front of Telfair Academy and discuss Mary Telfair, a woman who defied the expectations placed on her by gender roles at the time and began the legacy of preservation in Savannah.

Wright Square

Here we will discuss the impacts of two key native figures in Savannah history: Tomochichi, chief and founder of the native Yamacraw tribe, and Coosaponakeesa (AKA Mary Musgrove) a Creek woman. Both were as instrumental in the shaping of Savannah as Oglethorpe who is considered the founder.

Juliette Gordon Low's Birthplace

Here we will discuss Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the girl Scouts, as well as other unconventional female family members, and how they impacted the roles women would play in the future, and will also touch on Julliette's hearing loss.

Chippewa Square

Here we will briefly discuss the original site of the Savannah Catholic Church, founded by the Haitian community discussed earlier. We we also discuss Susie King Taylor, a self-freed woman who served as a nurse and teacher during the Civil War, published a memoir, and opened a school for black children just off of Chippewa Square.

Madison Square

Here we will stop in front of the Green-Meldrim house and discuss Field Order 15, as issued by General Sherman but formed and negotiated by a group of 20 black pastors and community leaders led by Garrison Frazier, how it was the birth of practical reparation efforts, and why it implementation was prevented.

Monterey Square

Here we will discuss Jim Williams, famous from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, but a prominent Savannah gay man who also began Savannah's entire restoration movement. We will also see the monument of Count Casimir Pulaski, and discuss his impact on the Revolution and the recent discovery that he was likely an intersex person.

Show 5 more stops

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (42)

LawyerMomTravels

Jul 2021

Don't leave Savannah until you have done this tour. The trolley tours or other walking tours will give you the stories you expect, but this tour provided us with the context needed for a full understanding of Savannah's history. Great for all ages, and the guide is very willing to accommodate different needs by finding shade and seating at each stop. My 10 year old loved it and decided to do some additional research afterwards. We learned so much.

Response from Host

Jul 2021

Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review! I'm really enjoy getting to share this history with your family. Your kiddo asked some great questions too, and I'm honored that I could inspire a desire for further research! Don't forget, if you ever have any other questions about Savannah at any time, you can reach out to Walk With Me Savannah on facebook or on our website and ask!

Q6509VUjulieb

Jul 2021

Easily one of the best activities we did in Savannah! So refreshing and uplifting to hear about these unsung heroes. The guide was fantastic—such a dynamic storyteller. I wish there was a tour like this in every city!

Response from Host

Jul 2021

Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review! I'm really enjoy getting to share this lesser known but very important history with guests, and I'm glad you had a good time! Don't forget, if you ever have any other questions about Savannah at any time, you can reach out to Walk With Me Savannah on facebook or on our website and ask!

funkymama69

Jun 2021

We are traveling this summer with our two kids and we’re looking for something different than the normal stories about the South. We were not disappointed. Our guide was so knowledgeable about the less mainstream stories of Savannah, highlighting the contributions made by those who were indigenous to the area, enslaved by those who came to settle the area and women who dared to step outside of the norms of their time. Definitely worth the two hour walk - would highly recommend to anyone looking for more than what you learned in history books.

Response from Host

Jun 2021

Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review! It was wonderful getting to take your family around Savannah and discuss the lesser-recognized impacts of the fascinating people in Savannah. I feel honored to have been your choice for your one Savannah tour on this trip! Don't forget, if you ever have any other questions about Savannah at any time, you can reach out to Walk With Me Savannah on facebook or on our website and ask!