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AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE SAVANNAH HISTORY TOUR: Savannah celebrates more than 250 years of African American culture and history, and features a number of historic sites and museums that focus on this important piece of the area's past. Discover the important contributions African Americans have made to the fabric of Savannah through daily specialized tours. SECRETS OF THE UNDERGROUND: Visit First African Baptist Church, home of the oldest black congregation in North America. At the time of its construction, the church's mostly enslaved members worked on plantations surrounding the city by day and at night they were allowed to work on their church, completing the structure in 1859. The church was also reportedly a stop on the Underground Railroad. SLAVE QUARTERS WALK-THROUGH: Visitors to the Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters Museum are guided through one of the finest examples of Regency architecture in America, as well as the original slave quarters designed to house the enslaved men, women, and children who built the mansion and maintained the household. The slave quarters are complete with the nation's largest expanse of slave- applied "haint blue" paint, made from indigo and thought to ward off evil spirits. SINGING PRAISES: On Monday evenings the Savannah River Queen and Georgia Queen are filled with the uplifting sounds of Southern gospel music during the two-hour Gospel Dinner Cruise. Experience local Savannah gospel entertainers and enjoy the savory flavors of the South with a buffet of local favorite foods. This is a cultural and culinary experience you don't want to miss! FORTY ACRES AND A MULE: On January 16, 1865, General Sherman issued Special Field Order #15 in a field on the outskirts of Savannah. Shortly thereafter, General Rufus Saxton publicly addressed former slaves and church members at Second African Baptist Church on the provisions of Sherman's offer, better known as the famous "forty acres and a mule" proclamation. Many years later, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would preach portions of his "I Have A Dream" sermon here, an address he repeated during the famous march on Washington, D.C. in 1963. DAY 1 DAY 2 SAVANNAH 3-DAY ITINERARY :