The Revolution Continues: Brooklyn’s Black Trailblazers 

The Revolution Continues: Brooklyn’s Black Trailblazers 

Sat, Jun 13, 2026 • 10:00 AM—12:00 PM

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Sat, Jul 4 • 10:00 AM—12:00 PM

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Tours

Celebrating the Black pioneers of Brooklyn, this trolley tour honors the trailblazers at rest in Green-Wood who shaped art, activism, music, and medicine.  Visit the memorials of revolutionary artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, civil rights leaders Grace Nail Johnson and James Weldon Johnson, mathematician Charles L. Reason (the first Black college professor in the United States), and other visionaries whose legacies live ... Read more

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Historic Green-Wood

National Historic Landmark and arboretum open to the public 365 days a year. Experience Green-Wood through tours, programs, and more.