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Harlem & The Rise Of Gospel Music Walking Tour
New York,
United States
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Overview
Duration
4h
Languages
English, French
Voucher type
E-Ticket
What To Expect
The tour is conducted by a New York City licensed tour guide. We offer this tour in French or English. Our tour guides are native speakers if each languages. In this tour we will visit 9 landmark sites which include the first Black Episcopal, Methodist, Pentecostal, and Baptist churches. We will examine their history, their leaders, and their role in the anti-slavery movement as well as the civil rights movement. This tour also looks at the role of Gospel music in the history of the Black church. We will study its growth from the ring shout (the foundation of all African American music), to the Spirituals, the role of the Protestant hymnals, ending with what became known as Gospel Blues, today simply called Gospel music. The tour ends with a visit to a church service where we will listen to a live Gospel choir, it is not a concert but a real church service.
What to remember
Important info
Wheelchair accessible. Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller. Public transportation options are available nearby. Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap. Transportation options are wheelchair accessible. All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible. Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness. Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
What's included
A Licensed New York city born Tour Guide with a portable video and audio system.
What's not included
Hotel Pick Up
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel your tour until a day in advance
Provider
Kaissa Tours
Meeting Point
Take the #2 or #3 train to 116th Street stop. Walk North on Malcom X Boulevard/Lenox. There are other tours companies, do not go to any tour guide. Our guides, Sylvie, Kent or Pascal will come and pick you up.