Harlem & The Rise Of Gospel Music Walking Tour
Overview
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's Included
- A Licensed New York city born Tour Guide with a portable video and audio system.
- Hotel Pick Up
Meeting Location
201 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10027, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
132 West 138th Street
New York, NY 10030, USA
The Abyssinian Baptist Church
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Malcolm X Boulevard & West 124th Street
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Apollo Theater
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Adam Clayton Powell Junior Boulevard & West 133rd Street
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Lenox Avenue & West 135th Street
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Abyssinian Baptist Church
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EDT).
- A Licensed New York city born Tour Guide with a portable video and audio system.
- Hotel Pick Up.
The minimum age to participate is 4. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Harlem & The Rise Of Gospel Music Walking Tour is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Harlem & The Rise Of Gospel Music Walking Tour will be included in your confirmation email from Cool New York City. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- A Licensed New York city born Tour Guide with a portable video and audio system.
- Hotel Pick Up
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
