This event is in the past.It took place on February 21, 2026 at The Green-Wood Cemetery.




Ride through Green-Wood Cemetery and meet the Black pioneers who shaped Brooklyn's history. This trolley tour visits the memorials of Jean-Michel Basquiat, civil rights leaders Grace and James Weldon Johnson, and mathematician Charles L. Reason among other trailblazers.
Historical trolley tour
Black history
Famous gravesites
Cemetery exploration
Tips
♿call ahead for wheelchair arrangements on trolley
🗺️cemetery is hilly and easy to get lost without a map
👶not recommended for kids under 10
Brooklyn’s Black Trailblazers
Greenwood Heights




Ride through Green-Wood Cemetery and meet the Black pioneers who shaped Brooklyn's history. This trolley tour visits the memorials of Jean-Michel Basquiat, civil rights leaders Grace and James Weldon Johnson, and mathematician Charles L. Reason among other trailblazers.
Historical trolley tour
Black history
Famous gravesites
Cemetery exploration
Tips
♿call ahead for wheelchair arrangements on trolley
🗺️cemetery is hilly and easy to get lost without a map
👶not recommended for kids under 10
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