Take a journey to Congo Square, visit the unmarked graves of free and enslaved victims of the yellow fever epidemic, learn about the Quaker school where both Black and White students were educated together and other locations you will visit first hand. See where the Fugitive Slave Act was passed ...
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The Black Journey was pleased to be featured in this Christian Science Monitor article about Black History Walking Tours all over the country!
Take a journey to Congo Square, visit the unmarked graves of free and enslaved victims of the yellow fever epidemic, learn about the Quaker school where both Black and White students were educated together and other locations you will visit first hand. See where the Fugitive Slave Act was passed ...
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Put on your masks and matching t-shirts and gather your family around. Family Reunion Season is here! The Black Journey would love to host your family on our Black History Walking Tour of Philadelphia!
Discount group tickets available. For more information call 267-702-3479!
About the Event
African-American attorneys played significant roles in important Philadelphia events, including the drafting of the City’s Home Rule Charter, the desegregation of Girard College, and the Philadelphia Transportation Company strike in 1944.
Black Philadelphia attorneys were also i...
We are pleased to announce The Black Journey: Black History Walking Tour of Philadelphia's schedule for summer 2021!
Beyond comparison, the most exciting and fact-filled 90-minute adventure offered in Philly. Learn about the history of Black Philadelphia while soaking in the fullest array of our...
The Black Journey: Black History Walking Tour of Philadelphia lecture for History Before US and Sankofa TravelHer Summer 2020. Click below on "learn more" to watch the video.
I hope you will join us on Wednesday, October 7 at 1:00pm ET for a Virtual Lunch Lecture hosted by the American Philosophical Society Library & Museum. Raina Yancey, lawyer and owner of "The Black Journey: African-American History Walking Tour of Philadelphia" will be presenting on "The History o...
Read More- Philly HWe were looking for a virtual group activity for our team. The Black Journey was offering virtual tours! What an incredible hour we had. Raina brought the Black history of Philadelphia to life. Sharing portraits of people, stories, landmarks all across Philly without leaving our desks! It felt like we were walking through the city together. This isn't your typical tour, this is an honest truth about The Black Journey. Although there is heartbreaking and difficult material to hear, this tour is family friendly. In fact one of the attendees said "this should be presented in every public school in Philadelphia". Raina certainly has a gift for sharing hard stories and history of slavery as well as bringing light to some celebratory moments and featuring accomplished Black figures in our history. We 100% recommend and can't wait to do another tour. Maybe the next one will be in person, fingers crossed!
- lindsey sThe Black Journey walking tour was expertly researched and delivered! I loved all of the small details that are major thinking points when considering our "founding fathers." It is an excellent counterpoint to the stories (embellishments and falsities) that we were taught. All of the stops focused on the resiliency of the enslaved and didn't gloss over how human beings were purchased and used as property.
- Tara ARaina was an excellent tour guide. This is a labor of love for her, & it shows through the extensive research she’s done to create the experience. The tour is the perfect amount of time (1.5 hours) & walking (1.5 miles) & gives what Raina calls (& I agree) a “nuanced” perspective of the USA’s contradictory history. I would recommend this experience to anyone traveling to Philly. There were also a lot of Philly natives on my tour!
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| Sat: | 2:00 – 3:30 PM |
| Sun: | Closed |