Birmingham Civil Rights Living Legends Tour

Booking this tour will provide a one of a kind experience to meet local living legends who lived and protested during the civil right movement, Guest would be able to hear first hand accounts from local residents. The tours would let them know why the Dynamite Hill is called the Dynamite hill. Guest will discover the pivotal contributions of its residents, confront the repercussions of red-lining, and explore the transformative conditions that shaped both Birmingham's past and its future.

Meeting Point

961 Center St

961 Center St, Birmingham, AL 35204, USA

The meeting location where the tour starts is at Our Lady Queen Universe Church. Please arrive 15 minutes earlier at the meeting point and look for your tour guide. Please wear comfortable shoes and sunscreen if need. Bring a bottle of water.

What's included:

• Living Legends along the way
• Tour Guide

Not included:

• Wheelchair Accessible

What to expect:

Duration: between 1 hour and 2 hours

Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

Visitor will tour outside the Our Lady Queen of the Universe Church, an Historic African American Catholic Church that middle class residents, doctors, lawyers, judges, teachers and Business persons attended during the civil rights movement.

15 minutes

Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

Visit the home of the most prominent African American lawyer in the middle class Smith field community during segregation. We will stop by his home and hear the history of his life and legacy.

30 minutes

Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

Visitors will be guided on a Historical Education about the life of one of the most prominent female LGBTQ Civil Rights Activist. We will pass her childhood home and talk to her childhood friends.

15 minutes

Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

There will be discussion on gentrification/neighborhood change and red lining by financial institutions. Visitor will hear how the smith field community has been impacted by land laws and legistlation.

30 minutes