Civil rights tourism making comeback
Tom Houck, who spent his younger days chauffeuring Martin Luther King Jr. around town, is getting back behind the wheel — figuratively. Fifteen months after
July 6, 2021
Tom Houck, who spent his younger days chauffeuring Martin Luther King Jr. around town, is getting back behind the wheel — figuratively. Fifteen months after
Maureen Orth interviewed John Lewis and Tom Houck for TVTV at the 1972 Republican National Convention. Both were working on non-partisan voter registration projects at
Normally, the tour bus would be parked in front of Martin Luther King Jr.’s crypt on Auburn Avenue. Tour organizer Tom Houck would spend all
With his tour of Atlanta’s historic civil rights landmarks, Tom Houck recounts the key role of the city and its people in the movement. Read
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a resident of Georgia, led a crusade that sowed far-reaching social changes in the United States. In his home state,
Martin Luther King Jr. never wanted to own a home. So, when he moved his young family from a house on the old Johnson Avenue
The Atlanta home where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his family lived during much of the 1960s is a place few in Atlanta know
How a white teenager accidentally became the personal chauffeur to a civil rights leader. LISTEN ONLINE »
For those who choose a staycation around the subject of contemporary Atlanta history, there is
Driving change! Civil rights tour guide Tom Houck was the personal driver of the King
What do Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard and John Lewis Freedom
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