Atlanta: Real Historical Tours of Atlanta – Atlanta, Georgia

EXPERIENCE

Discover the oldest African American community in Atlanta on a guided bus tour. Visit the family home of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, the home of the first black millionaire in Atlanta, and the Atlanta University Center.

Start in Blandtown to experience the oldest African American community since the Civil War. Then, head to Vine City to visit the family home of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, the home the family lived in at the time of his passing, and the home of the first black millionaire in Atlanta, Alonzo Herndon.

Continue to Castleberry Hill, Atlanta AU Center, the home of Morehouse, Clark Atlanta, and Spellman. Drive through the West End, Mechanicsville, Pittsburgh, Peoplestown, Summerhill, the home of the 1996 Olympics, Sweet Auburn, and finally the Old Fourth Ward.

Learn about the present-day issue of gentrification and how it has its roots in the Antebellum Era of Atlanta. Hear about the African American accomplishments, struggles, and pains they had to endure.

Take a step back in time as you discuss the construction of Interstate 75, Interstate 20, and the devastating effect it had on the African American community. As you drive through today’s existing neighborhoods, see visual documentation showing images of these communities in the past.

HIGHLIGHTS

Discover the oldest African American community in Atlanta since the Civil War
Visit the home of the first black millionaire in Atlanta, Alonzo Herndon
See the home of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King in Vine City
Learn about the struggles and accomplishments of the African American community
Explore the neighborhoods of Mechanicsville, Pittsburgh, and Peoplestown

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