Birmingham Civil Rights Tour- Riding & Walking

Name: Birmingham Civil Rights Tour- Riding & Walking
Brand: Viator
Price: 70 USD
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On this three hour WALKING & DRIVING tour, you’ll travel around Birmingham to learn about the struggle for equal rights from the end of the Civil War up through the Civil Rights movement. Your tour will begin at the statue of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, the leader of the local movement Civil Rights struggle. We’ll discuss why the Civil Rights movement was needed and what led to segregation's fall. As you visit the major churches, parks and houses, you'll learn about a few groups who fought for Civil Rights in Birmingham and who fought against it.

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Driver/guide
Air conditioned transportation
Live commentary on board
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What you'll do

Civil Rights District
, , Birmingham, United States
Guests will walk around Kelly Ingram Park, see 16th Street Baptist Church, and learn about the Civil Rights movement in Birmingham
30 min
Kelly Ingram Park
5th Ave N at 16th St, , Birmingham, United States
Walk around the park to see the statues and learn about those who marched for freedom in Birmingham
30 min
16th Street Baptist Church
16th St & 6th Ave, , Birmingham, United States
Learn about the role the church played in the Civil Rights movement in Birmingham and the history of the church bombing that tragically killed four little girls.
30 min
Linn Park
710 20th St N, Birmingham, United States
See where the march protests ended in Birmingham and learn about groups fighting for Civil Rights in Birmingham
15 min
Guests will learn about Bull Connor and his clashes against those fighting for C
ivil Rights
15 min
Visit Dynamite Hill to see houses and churches that were bombing in Birmingham during the Civil Rights movement
15 min
Guests will see the church where Rev
Fred Shuttlesworth led the movement from
20 min
See the Black Business District to learn about Black life in Birmingham during its heyday
5 min
Guests will see where Rev
Fred Shuttlesworth attempted to integrate schools in Birmingham
15 min
See where the Freedom Riders where attacked in Birmingham
10 min

Meeting and pickup

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Pickup details

I will be standing in front of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute next to the Fred Shuttlesworth statue. There is a parking lot diagonal from the front of the Institute that is free to park in. There is also free street parking(no meters) & paid street parking(meters) around the start point.