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The Black Journey: African-American History Walking Tour of Philadelphia
Walking Tour Operator in Philadelphia
Opening at 2:00 PM on Saturday
Updates
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Feb 14, 2020 – Feb 17, 2020The Black Journey merchandise is on sale this weekend! Enjoy 10% off all merchandise!
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Posted on Feb 13, 2020
Learn moreMore great news for @theblackjourney! We received a shout out for contributing research to this article! Click "Learn More" to read the article.
Posted on Feb 9, 2020
Learn moreThe Black Journey was featured on PHL17 News InFocus with Jennifer Lewis-Hall on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 6:30 AM and Sunday, February 9, 2020 1 PM.
Accepting Bookings for Summer 2020 Family Reunions!
Jan 20, 2020 – Nov 11, 2020Put on your 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!
Introducing The Black Journey 2020 Walking Tour Season!
Jan 4, 2020 – Nov 11, 2020We have published our 2020 walking tour dates!
Posted on Nov 11, 2019
Order onlineThank you for a wonderful 2019 maiden tour season of The Black Journey: Black Philadelphia Walking Tour. It was a pleasure meeting visitors from all around the world and sharing Philadelphia's rich Black History. Your kind words of encouragement and feedback made all the tours that we gave in 110...
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The Black Journey will be open on Monday, October 14
Oct 14, 2019 – Oct 14, 2019The Black Journey will be holding our Black history walking tour on Monday, October 14th on Indigenous People's Day (formerly Columbus Day) at 2 PM.
Posted on Oct 12, 2019
Learn moreThe Black Journey is now listed on KATIKA! Katika is a Black business directory and marketplace App where you can find information about businesses as well as leave reviews. "Katika is the platform that allows you to search, find, and connect to black-owned products and services anywhere in the w...
Read MoreTestimonials
7 months ago
- 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.
8 months ago
- 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!
6 months ago
- Michelle MThoroughly enjoyed the tour & I enthusiastically recommend it. As a 50 year young woman, I learned things about my city I had absolutely never heard before, & I certainly was never taught any of this in school. Book it!
Tour Description
Every Saturday during the summer at 2:00pm. RSVP in advance required.
Call 267.702.3479 for more information.
Beyond comparison the most exciting and fact filled 75 minute adventure offered in Philly. Learn about the history of Black Philadelphia while soaking in the fullest array of our nation's most important and historical monuments and sights. With a focus on the city's early history, Black Philadelphia Walking Tour will bring to light every detail of Philly's Black past.
Hear about Black American’s role in the history of the nation's foundation. 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 in 1793.
Hear about Martha Washington’s enslaved handmaiden who emancipated herself and others who traveled along the underground railroad. Learn about the Old London Coffee Shop where humans were inspected and sold into slavery. Walk in the footsteps of enslaved people, abolitionists, slaveholders and founding fathers. Hear about prominent early African-Americans.
Beyond question the most in-depth, authentic, and entertaining tour offered on the eastern sea board! A must see in Philadelphia.
Tour includes the following on-site location visits: Independence Hall, The President’s House, Congress Hall, Old City Hall, First U.S. Supreme Court Building, American Philosophical Society Museum, Library Hall, Thomas Jefferson Garden, First Bank of U.S., Second Bank of U.S., Carpenter's Hall, New Hall Military Museum, Independence Square, Washington Square, Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier, Bicentennial Moon Tree, John Todd House, Bishop White House, Kidd House, Dock Creek, 18th Century Gardens Merchant's Exchange, U.S. Customs House & City Tavern
Guided tour will also identify the former locations for a number of historical locations of importance including: Philadelphia Prison Site, Benjamin Rush House Site, First U.S. Treasurer's Office Site, Quaker Meeting House Site, Quaker School Site, Abolitionist’s House Site and More!
All are welcome! Perfect for families! Perfect for solo travelers! Perfect for couples! Please wear comfortable sturdy shoes, we will be walking on cobblestoned streets. Please be aware that you need to be reasonably fit for the walk, and are responsible for your own safety. Taking part in the tour means you are participating at your own risk. You are also responsible for looking after your own belongings.
Bookings for private tours, wedding parties, conferences, family reunions, summer camps, and large and small groups available.
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Business Hours
| Mon: | Closed |
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| Tue: | Closed |
| Wed: | Closed |
| Thu: | Closed |
| Fri: | Closed |
| Sat: | 2:00 – 3:30 PM |
| Sun: | 2:00 – 3:30 PM |
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