Atlanta's Civil Rights Driving Tour

Roger is a fine guide! As expected, he’s full of knowledge on Atlanta history, politics, neighborhood development, local celebrities, anything. But what is most enjoyable is his evident love of Atlanta and pure joy in telling you about his town. 100% recommendation Roger Pennyman!

Roger is an excellent tour guide. He explained the history of Atlanta and the civil rights movement in great detail. Even though some buildings were closed because of the government shutdown, the tour went on.

Roger's Civil Rights Driving tour was the highlight of our trip. He kindly picked us up at our hotel, after a mishap with the rental car agency at the airport. We learned so much about the movement and additional history, all while being entertained by Roger who is also very funny! When we return to Atlanta, I will book another one of his tours.

Our tour was absolutely spectacular! Roger is very knowledgeable and engaging and has a dynamic delivery. He went far above and beyond because he could see we were interested and had questions. We learned so much; I was very impressed by his depth of knowledge and he was very intuitive about our interests and went out of his way to accommodate any curiosity however small. I've traveled all over the world and had many, many tours. Hands down he was by far the best tour guide.

As a teacher, I have been on many tours. Most have been good, some excellent, but none has been as life-changing as this 2-day tour was. Roger took us on a civil rights tour of Atlanta, Selma, and Montgomery. His stories about those cities and the roles they played in the larger story of civil rights in America were fascinating. He does a brilliant job of connecting the dots of history into a cohesive whole. And he does it in an easy, conversational way that allows for questions and conversation. Bravo!

Our group gives Roger ten stars! We enjoyed his easy-going briefing on Georgia history in the 100 years preceding the civil rights campaigns of the 1950's-1970's. He acquainted us with so much, and enticed us to learn more about civil rights leaders, men and women, who fought, and advocate now, for structural equity & basic human rights for all. We loved touring the Sweet Auburn area, other neighborhoods, and the HBCU campuses. We left eager to return home to improve our communities. The work is not done.