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16th Street Baptist Church
Prince Hall Masonic Temple
Statue in Kelly Ingraham Park
A G Gaston Motel
Eddie Kendricks Memorial

1963 Birmingham Civil Rights Experience - Black History Matters Walking Tour

By The Birmingham Historic Touring Company
9.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is $50 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

This tour peals back the façade and reveals the true and devastating experience that was the day to day life of African Americans in the most segregated city in the country. Led by Wilhelmina Thomas, who is a storyteller, a needlewoman and a craftivist who grew up on the west side of Birmingham, Alabama in the Riley, Wenonah and Hillman communities. She attended Wenonah Elementary, Riley Elementary and Jones Valley High Schools. Her earliest memories include the church, the civic league and the Civil Rights Movement. It is these lived experiences which fuel passion about Afro, Afro American and Birmingham history.

Activity location

  • Birmingham Historic Touring Company
    • 219 20th Street North
    • 35203, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Birmingham Historic Touring Company
    • 219 20th Street North
    • 35203, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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1963 Birmingham Civil Rights Experience - Black History Matters Walking Tour
  • Earn $1.50
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 10:30am
Price details
$50.00 x 1 Adult$50.00
Total
Price is $50.00
Until Fri, May 3

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  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Birmingham Historic Touring Company
  • 15m
Your tour begins at our shop and proceeds down 20th street toward 4th Ave North covering the Black contributions to the founding of Birmingham
4th Avenue North (Pass by)
This leg of the tour covers the 1926 Red Line Zoning laws, the Palm Leaf Hotel, and the Chitlin' Circut.
Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park
  • 10m
A park and statues dedicated to our local founder of the Temptations
4th Avenue Business District (Pass by)
The remnants of our once dynamic "city within a city" with possible stop in Nelson Brothers and Green Acres.
Civil Rights District (Pass by)
This is the center of the Civil Rights National Historic Monument
Carver Theater
  • 10m
One of the best Black theaters - now the Jazz Hall of Fame...also you will see the Prince Hall "Colored" Masonic Lodge
Kelly Ingram Park
  • 15m
Kelly Ingram Park is an improved public park that contains emotionally powerful sculptures depicting the civil rights struggle in Birmingham. The park served as an assembly spot for activities of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and other groups in the movement.
16th Street Baptist Church
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, stands as a poignant symbol of the Civil Rights Movement, marked by its tragic history as the site of a racially motivated bombing in 1963, which resulted in the loss of four young girls. This historic church remains a powerful testament to the struggle for civil rights and a focal point in the ongoing journey toward racial equality in the United States.
A.G. Gaston Motel
  • 10m
The A.G. Gaston Motel, built by prominent African American businessman and entrepreneur, Arthur George Gaston (1892-1996), provided first-class lodging and dining in Birmingham, Alabama, to African American travelers. Designed by Birmingham-based architect Stanley B. Echols, the motel opened in 1954
Lyric Theatre
  • 10m
Our only standing theater that allowed mixed (though still segregated) audiences

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESBirmingham Historic Touring Company
    • 219 20th Street North
    • 35203, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEBirmingham Historic Touring Company
    • 219 20th Street North
    • 35203, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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