Get more from your visit to Birmingham, Alabama, by booking this Birmingham Civil Rights History Tour that walks some of the city’s most historical areas with a guide who grew up in the city and knows its past well. Stop by key attractions such as the Kelly Ingram Park, 16th Street Baptist Church, and Carver Theatre for the Performing Arts, as your guide tells you all about the city’s past.
- Learn about the 1963 Civil Rights history of Birmingham, Alabama
- Get more from your visit to Birmingham historical sites with a guide
- A walking tour allows you to stay active while you sightsee
- This tour is a great pick for anyone interested in Black history
What To Expect
Birmingham Historic Touring Company
Your tour begins at our shop and proceeds down 20th street toward 4th Ave North covering the Black contributions to the founding of Birmingham
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4th Avenue North
This leg of the tour covers the 1926 Red Line Zoning laws, the Palm Leaf Hotel, and the Chitlin’ Circut.
• Admission Ticket Free
Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park
A park and statues dedicated to our local founder of the Temptations
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4th Avenue Business District
The remnants of our once dynamic “city within a city” with possible stop in Nelson Brothers and Green Acres.
• Admission Ticket Free
Civil Rights District
This is the center of the Civil Rights National Historic Monument
• Admission Ticket Free
Carver Theater
One of the best Black theaters – now the Jazz Hall of Fame…also you will see the Prince Hall “Colored” Masonic Lodge
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Kelly Ingram Park
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.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
16th Street Baptist Church
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.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
A.G. Gaston Motel
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
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Lyric Theatre
Our only standing theater that allowed mixed (though still segregated) audiences
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Highlight
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
Max group – 15
