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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

Tue 12 Aug

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Starting at $40.00

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Tue 12 Aug

Starting at $40.00

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

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 Birthplace Museum

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 (49)

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!

JustEatPlants

Jun 2021

I appreciated going on a tour that wasn’t all about explaining what straight white men did. There’s are so many stories of BIPOC and women and queer heroes. I ended up getting the tour guide all to myself. It’s nice they don’t cancel the tours for a minimum number of customers. She knew so much about history, preservation, and even botany. It was 2 hours and we visited quite a few squares and stopped in front of several historic homes, ending up near Forsyth Park. You’ll need to walk back to your vehicle so perhaps park in between the beginning and ending squares.

Response from Host

Jun 2021

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review! I really enjoy getting to give a one-on-one tour and connect over the history. That's a great parking suggestion for future guests - I'll try and edit that in to the tour booking information as well. Thank you! 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!

Melody_M

Jun 2021

Sargon is such a knowledgeable, passionate, and dedicated guide who shared the stories of extraordinary, complicated, and underrepresented people who were influential in Savannah’s history and ultimately helped shape the city’s present. Her enthusiasm for her adopted hometown inspires those of us visiting Savannah to dig deeper into its stories and return to learn more. Highly recommend!!!

Response from Host

Jun 2021

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review! It was an absolute delight getting to take you on tour and discuss some of Savannah's amazing people. If you ever need to reach me for additional questions or resources, you can find Walk With Me Savannah on facebook, at our website, or you can email me at [email protected]