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Price is £5 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 58m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Step into Oakland's streets where young militants and local residents redefined power. From dramatic legal battles at the county courthouse to church basements serving free breakfast, this walking tour uncovers the human storey of the Black Panther Party. Discover how armed patrols, medical clinics, and grassroots survival programmes transformed West Oakland into a global symbol of resistance and community care.

    • A 7.1 km self-guided tour with 6 stops over 178 min
    • Ideal for travellers interested in Power, Protest & Civic Spaces and History & Memory
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Activity location

  • Rene Davidson, Alameda County Superior Courthouse
    • 1225 Fallon Street
    • 94612, Oakland, California, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Rene Davidson, Alameda County Superior Courthouse
    • 1225 Fallon Street
    • 94612, Oakland, California, United States

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Podcast Tour: Oakland's Black Panthers - Power, Survival, Legacy in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 58 minutes2h 58m
    2h 58m
  • Opening hours: Sat 00:00-23:30
  • English
Price details
£5.00 x 2 Adults£10.00
Total
Price is £10.00

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Rene Davidson, Alameda County Superior Courthouse

  • 10m
The site of Huey P. Newton's 1968 trial and massive 'Free Huey' demonstrations that drew global media attention.

Oakland City Hall

  • 10m
Civic centre where Panther leaders and residents demanded municipal accountability and community investment.

St. Augustine's Episcopal Church

  • 10m
Historic church where the Black Panther Party launched its Free Breakfast for Children Programme in January 1969.

De Fremery Park

  • 10m
The central gathering space for Panther rallies, distributions, and the memorial grounds for Bobby Hutton.

Baywell Health, West Oakland

  • 10m
A historic healthcare facility rooted in the grassroots medical self-defense movement of the late 1960s.

Dr. Huey P. Newton sculpture

  • 10m
Bronze public memorial honouring Party co-founder Huey P. Newton, unveiled in 2021 near his final site.

Location

Activity location

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    Rene Davidson, Alameda County Superior Courthouse
    • 1225 Fallon Street
    • 94612, Oakland, California, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Rene Davidson, Alameda County Superior Courthouse
    • 1225 Fallon Street
    • 94612, Oakland, California, United States

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