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African
Jewish
Other
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A
Tourist Guide to Visiting Soweto
Information
about tours to the township of Soweto and Nelson Mandela's
former home in Johannesburg, South Africa.
http://www.goafrica.co.za/joburg/november/soweto.stm
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African
American Honeymoon Tours
Honeymoon
while touring Senegal, Benin or Gambia. The firm also offers
church tours, pilgrimages and cultural expeditions.
http://www.infohub.com/TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/8449.html
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African
American Journeys
Specialist
in heritage and sacred tours to the African continent.
http://www.africanamericanjourneys.com/display.cgi
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African
Vista Travels & Tours Ltd
Tours to
Ghana, the Cape Coast and the Panafest in New York.
http://www.africanvista.com/
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Afrikamusica
Cultural
tours of Africa with an emphasis on the region's musical heritage.
http://www.afrikamusica.com/
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Ancestry.co.uk
The genealogy
site contains a register of slaves owned by British plantation
owners in Barbados during the 18th and 19th Centuries.
http://landing.ancestry.co.uk/intl/uk/barbados.aspx
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Anti-Slavery.org
An educational
site that gives an insight into the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
http://www.antislavery.org/breakingthesilence/
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Apartheid
Museum
Based in
Johannesburg, the museum catalogues the injustice and horrors
of the apartheid system in 20th Century South Africa.
http://www.apartheidmuseum.org/
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Birmingham
Civil Rights Institute, Alabama
A museum
dedicated to the courage of countless individuals who, during
the 1950's and 1960's, dared to confront the bigotry and racial
discrimination of American society.
http://bcri.bham.al.us/
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Black
CouTours
A Chicago-based
outfit that arranges tours of Black American history, heritage,
culture and entertainment all over the country, as well as
family reunions.
http://www.blackcoutours.com/
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Black
Diamond Summit
Canadian
firm offering heritage tours to places like the Birmingham
Civil Rights Institute, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Curacao.
http://www.bdsummit.com/
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Black
Paris Tours
Traces
the history of Africans and African Americans in the city.
http://www.tomtmusic.com/id24.htm
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District
Six Museum
Located
in Cape Town, the museum records the history of forced removals
in South Africa.
http://www.districtsix.co.za/
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Grassroute
Tours
An interactive
tour highlighting the history and development of disadvantaged
communities in Cape Town from 1652 onwards.
http://www.grassroutetours.co.za/
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Harlem
Heritage Tours
Bus and
walking tours of a New York neighbourhood synonymous with
African America.
http://www.harlemheritage.com/faqs.shtml
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Heritage
Access
Heritage
tours to South Africa, Ghana and Senegal.
http://www.heritageaccess.com/tours.html
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Heritage
Tours
African
heritage tours to South Africa.
http://www.heritagetoursonline.com/
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Jim
Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
View racist
artefacts of historical importance at Ferris State University
campus in Big Rapids, Michigan.
http://www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/
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Kemetnu.com
15 day
trip where you can learn about Africans' contribution to ancient
Egyptian society.
http://kemetnu.com/
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Motherland
Connextions
Take a
two day tour of the Western New York Underground Railroad.
http://www.motherlandconnextions.com/
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Moxon.net
Comprehensive information about Cape Coast Castle, the main
slave-trading fort in Ghana from which countless African slaves
were despatched to the Americas.
http://www.moxon.net/ghana/cape_coast.html
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Robben
Island Museum
Visit the
notorious prison in Cape Town where Nelson Mendela was incarcerated
during the years of the apartheid struggle.
http://www.robben-island.org.za/home.php
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Roots
- Slavery Trail
Find out
more about the Roots Festival; based on the famous Alex Haley
novel about slavery, the festival takes place annually in
Gambia, West Africa.
http://website.lineone.net/~gambiagts/dirVroots.htm
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Soul
Planet Travel
Learn about
African history with the help of one of this company's tours
to Paris, Senegal or Gambia.
http://soulplanettravel.com/
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Soweto
Find out
more about the world famous suburb of Johannesburg, which
has become synonymous with South Africa's struggle against
apartheid. Organized tours of the neighbourhood are available.
http://www.soweto.co.za/
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Soweto
Bed & Breakfast Association
Stay in
one of the 56 bed and breakfasts featured on this site and
experience Soweto at its best.
http://www.sowetobedandbreakfast.co.za/
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Spector
Travel of Boston Inc
African
roots and culture tours to many countries in Africa.
http://www.spectortravel.com/Pages/rc-tours.html
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The
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Find out
more about the Freedom Center and about the railroad itself,
which acted as a route to freedom for over 100,000 enslaved
fugitives during the 1800s.
http://www.freedomcenter.org/
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Thuthuka
Tours
Cape Town
township tours.
http://www.baileyrose.com/tc/township.shtml
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Tour
Black Chicago
The title
says it all.
http://www.tourblackchicago.com/
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We
Shall Overcome
An online
register of places in America which have a significant historical
link to the civil rights movement.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/
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| Jewish |
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Amiel
Tours
An Israeli
travel agent offering a range of themed Jewish heritage tours.
http://www.amiel.com/
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Discover
the Mystery of Hassidic Life
Walking
and bus tours of Jewish New York.
http://www.jewishtours.com/
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Enjoy
Rome Walking Tours
Walking
tours of Rome's Jewish ghetto.
http://www.deliciousitaly.com/trastevere.html
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European
Jewish Tours
Specialists
in guided tours of Jewish sites and history in Europe.
http://www.europeanjewishtours.com/
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Experience
Travel Tours
Discover
the history and culture, and meet the people of Israel, Palestine
and Jordan.
http://www.experiencetraveltours.com/
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Heritage
Tours
Jewish
heritage tours to Spain, Morocco, Turkey and South Africa.
http://www.heritagetoursonline.com/jewish_heritage.html
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Israel
Dream Tours
Customized
tours to sites of biblical or archaeological significance
in Israel.
http://www.israeldreamtours.com/
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Israel
Guide Homepage
A rabbis'
guide to Israel's holy sites.
http://www.campsci.com/iguide/index.htm
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Jewish
Italy
Discover
more about the history of Jews in Italy, a connection that
goes back over 2,000 years.
http://www.jewishitaly.net/
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Kesher
Tours
Provide
tailored tours which include Kosher cuisine and Shabbat services
in local synagogues for observant Jewish travellers.
http://www.keshertours.com/
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King
David Tours
Visit sites
of religious or cultural significance in Israel with this
tour company.
http://www.kingdavidtours.com/
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Olive
Co-operative
Olive Co-operative
offers small-group guided tours around Palestine/Israel during
which you meet Arab and Israeli groups working for peace and
human rights.
http://www.olivecoop.com/
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Passages
of Joy Katzen Guthrie
Explore
China's Jewish heritage.
http://www.joyfulnoise.net/JoyChina1.html
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Urban
Cultours
Guided
tours explaining the Jewish history of Spain.
http://www.urbancultours.com/
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Wittman
Tours
Jewish
tours within Central Europe, including visits to Auschwitz.
http://www.wittmann-tours.com/indexsex.htm
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Ya'acov
Levy
See Israel
under the care and guidance of an observant Jew, Mr Ya'acov
Levy.
http://israwebs.com/levy/
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Zekher
Avoteinu
Jewish
history tours to Russia.
http://server35.hypermart.net/zekhera/
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| Other |
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Clans
& Castles
Stay in
a Scottish castle, and find out more about Scottish clans.
http://www.clansandcastles.com/
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Favela
Rocinha Tourism Workshop
Visit the
largest slum in South America, Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro.
http://www.favelatourismworkshop.com/
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Favela
Tour
Take a
tour of one of Rio de Janeiro's shanty towns.
http://www.favelatour.com.br/
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Pousada
Favelinha
Discover
the what life is like for many of Rio de Janeiro's residents
by staying at this unique backpackers' hostel, which is situated
in a tranquil shanty town in the heart of the metropolis.
http://www.favelinha.com/en/
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The
Irish Heritage Walking Tour
An Irish heritage tour which takes in some of the slums and
tenements of 1840's New York city.
http://nycwalk.com/iris.html
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Viviane
Mahieux
One foreign
tourist's account of a favela tour she went on.
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~drclas/publications/revista/Tourism/mahieux.html
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