Our Past Journeys
1. HITSVILLE U.S.A., DETROIT, MICHIGAN
June 13, 1998.
2. WASHINGTON, D.C.
June 1999.
3. CHATHAM AND WINDSOR, ONTARIO
October 1999.
4. OBERLIN, OHIO
February 2001.
5. RIPLEY, OHIO
September 2001.
6. MAYSVILLE AND AUGUSTA, KENTUCKY
September 2001.
7. TORONTO AND ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO
June 2002.
8. LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
October 2002.
9. BUFFALO, NEW YORK
2004.
10. CLEVELAND, OHIO
February 2008.
11. WOODLAND CEMETERY, DAYTON, OHIO
June 2009.
12. WASHINGTON, D.C.
April 2009.
13. HARLEM, NEW YORK
October 20, 2018. National Action Network House of Justice.
14. CINCINNATI AND THE OHIO RIVER
June 10 to 11, 2022. Cincinnati, Ohio. Augusta, Maysville and Ripley along the Ohio River.
15. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
August 11 to 13, 2022. The Savannah historic district.
16. WASHINGTON, D.C.
October 22 to 23, 2022. The National Mall monuments and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
17. APPOMATTOX AND GRETNA, VIRGINIA
June 18, 2023. Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and Sharswood Manor, on Juneteenth.
18. WILLIAMSBURG AND RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
June 19 to 20, 2024. Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement and the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site.
19. HARLEM AND TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK
June 29 to 30, 2024. The National Action Network and the Apollo Theater.
20. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
March 6 to 7, 2026. The DuSable Black History Museum.
Harlem, New York, October 2018. Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Along the Ohio River, June 2022. The John Rankin House, Ripley, Ohio. Photo: Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Savannah, Georgia, August 2022. Photo: Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Washington, D.C., October 2022. Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Williamsburg and Richmond, Virginia, June 2024. Photo: Hildabast, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Harlem and Times Square, New York, June 2024. Photo: Hans Joachim Dudeck, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The DuSable Black History Museum, Chicago, March 2026. Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
1998 to Today
Appomattox and Gretna, Virginia, Juneteenth 2023. Photo: Sumr4evr, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Just to be there and go back in time, as I would say.”
Charlene A., passenger since 1998
“They’re so well organized. She seeks out the best hotels, the best places for food… She throws in just a whole lot of extra things that you don’t get on normal bus journeys.”
Barbara D., passenger and advisory council member
“I probably would not have had a chance to even think about going to the Obama Center had it not been for her.”
Girleana B., passenger