Beaufort Civil Rights History Driving Tour

To take the tour, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE FREE APP FROM THE APP STORE.
The app is called “Free & Equal”. Just search "Free & Equal" in the App Store to download the free app.

THE TOUR IS SELF-GUIDED THROUGH THE APP THAT YOU DOWNLOAD TO YOUR PHONE.

DOWNLOAD THE APP HERE TO TAKE THE TOUR:
https://www.freeandequalproject.com/

The tour is an immersive audio driving tour through Beaufort, South Carolina where America’s First Civil Rights Movement” began during the civil war. This story reveals a moment in American history in which recently freed people owned their former plantations, literacy was spreading like wildfire, the Freedman’s Bank was open to all, formerly enslaved people was elected to US Congress, and military power was firmly in the hands of African Americans.

Meeting Point

Port Royal Farmers' Market

Ribaut Rd &, Pinckney Blvd, Port Royal, SC 29935, USA

THIS IS A SELF GUIDED TOUR. NO STAFF MEMBER WILL BE MEETING YOU. You'll park next to a small white church in a parking lot. Then you'll copy the directions from the app into your phone and use your own vehicle to start the tour.

What's included:

• Free App (Free & Equal) Download from App Store
• Your personal vehicle

What to expect:

Duration: between 1 hour, 30 minutes and 2 hours

Port Royal Farmers Market

Naval Heritage Park, , Port Royal, South Carolina

This is the starting point of the tour.

30 minutes

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

706 Craven St, Beaufort, 29902-5571, South Carolina

This Walking Cinema app guides you from site-to-site through the National Reconstruction Era Historical Park in Beaufort, South Carolina. The National Reconstruction Era Historical Park in Beaufort, South Carolina. This area was home to the Port Royal Experiment, in which 8000 formerly enslaved people were armed, funded, trained, and empowered to build their own society 3 years before the end of the Civil War.

2 hours, 10 minutes