We enthusiastically recommend Jake's 3-day Civil Rights tour. Jake is warm, kind and obliging. He is well-organised, misses no details, and makes sure his spotless van is comfortable and well-equipped for visitors. The two of us did the tour with Jake through the cities of Birmingham, Marion, Selma, Montgomery and Tuskegee. Jake's intimate and nuanced knowledge of the history of these cities and towns is brought to life by the fact that he is a 'foot soldier' of the Civil Rights movement, having lived though this difficult and often tragic period. The stories he shared were both political and personal, both famous and anecdotal, and helped us vividly experience the past.
While Jake's manner is relaxed and accommodating, he really cared about our education in the Civil Rights history of the region and made sure we missed nothing. We particularly enjoyed seeing beautiful Montgomery, Jake's introducing us to interesting local identities, and visiting the sites particularly significant to the voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery and to the story of Rosa Parks. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice is unmissable. Thank you for sharing this special history with us, Jake, and for the lessons in how best to eat Southern fried chicken!!