This 3-hour tour was outstanding. Clay is an Alabama native and although he loves his home state, he has no illusions about its past - or present. He's extremely knowledgeable not only about Birmingham's civil rights history, but about pretty much anything else one could think to ask. And he's got a dry, self-deprecating sense of humor, which lightens things up some considering the sobering history of civil rights in Birmingham. The tour covered a lot of ground, literally and historically. Besides walking around the downtown sites, we were driven around the city in the new Red Clay Tours van, getting out at several stops. This tour is highly recommended!