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The Sacred Ground of 1963: Birmingham’s Civil Rights Struggle

By The Birmingham Historic Touring Company
9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 275 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

This isn’t a tour—it’s lived history.

Walk the streets of the most segregated city in America as they were experienced by those who lived through its darkest and most defining hour.

Your guide is Wilhelmina Thomas—storyteller, needlewoman, and “craftivist”—who grew up in Birmingham’s Riley, Wenonah, and Hillman communities. She attended the very schools shaped by this city’s history: Wenonah Elementary, Riley Elementary, and Jones Valley High. Her earliest memories include the church, the civic league, and the Civil Rights Movement itself.

This tour reveals the truth beneath the façade—the daily struggles, the acts of defiance, and the sacred spaces where ordinary people did extraordinary things.

Hear personal accounts of life under Jim Crow
Visit Kelly Ingram Park, the 16th Street Baptist Church, and other landmarks
Reflect at the sites of protest, pain, and perseverance
Includes a free “Witness Packet” digital download for direct bookings

They stood. We walk.

Activity location

  • Birmingham
    • Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 285 20th St N
    • 285 20th Street North
    • 35203, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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The Sacred Ground of 1963: Birmingham’s Civil Rights Struggle
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 10:30
Price details
RM 274.50 x 1 AdultRM 274.50
Total
Price is RM 274.50
Until Sun, 12 Oct

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    All Fees and Taxes

Know before you book

  • 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
  • 15m
Your tour begins at the corner of 3rd ave and 20th street north 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

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    Birmingham
    • Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    285 20th St N
    • 285 20th Street North
    • 35203, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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