Negro Heritage Trail Tour from Savannah

Enjoy an African American Journey on The Negro Heritage Trail Tour.

An historical tour of old Savannah from an African American perspective, the tour preserves and shares knowledge of the African American historical and cultural experience in Savannah, Coastal Georgia, The Sea Islands of Georgia and South Carolina.

The Negro Heritage Trail is the only tour which traces the facts of African Americans from the founding of Savannah to modern times, and presents African Americans as equal contributors to the history of the region.

The creator of the Negro Heritage Trail Tour was the noted civil rights leader and historian W. W. Law.

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The Negro Heritage Trail Tour: An African American Journey traces the facts of African-Americans in the founding, planning, and development of the Savannah region from its inception as an English colony, through the American Revolution, the slave years. Developments in religion, economic growth, inventions, agriculture, public infrastructure, and education are also presented.

Visit 30 sites in the Savannah area, including:

~~ Beach Institute African American Cultural Center
~~ King-Tisdell Cottage
~~ First African Baptist Church
~~ Factors Walk

Entrance to the Beach Institute is included in the tour price. Currently, the Beach Institute is the only stop where passengers depart the bus due to time constraints.

The Beach Institute:

The Beach Institute is Savannah's first school built after Emancipation, specifically for African Americans. It was built in 1867 by the Freedmen's Bureau and primarily funded by the American Missionary Association. The school was named in honor of Alfred E. Beach - Editor of Scientific American Magazine and inventor of the typewriter and the first New York subway system, who donated funds to purchase the site.

Used as a school until 1878, The Beach Institute closed in 1919 due primarily to the opening of Savannah's first black public high school. Now a museum and cultural center, the Beach Institute collects, interprets, preserves and presents African American history and culture through exhibits and artistic and educational programs.

Children

One child under age 10 is free PER PAID ADULT. So, if your party has 2 adults, one or two children under age 10 may be entered for the Child-Free rate. However, if your party includes 4 children under 10 and only 2 adults, two of the children must pay the adult price because only one free child is allowed per paid adult.

This tour is in a climate-controlled touring bus.

Tour includes hotel pickup for selected hotels in the downtown Savannah historical district ONLY. One child under age 10 is free per paid adult. If your party has more than one child per paid adult, the additional children must be entered at the adult price. Please order online or call 888-653-6045 to order or for more information.