Raina Yancey’s mother was a park ranger at Independence National Historical Park, and some of her earliest memories come from summers spent soaking up the history of the place.

“As a kid, my mom took me to work with her, and I was always running around the park and absorbing all the history,” Yancey said. “Those years are really what inspired me to do what I do now.”

Yancey today is a tour guide and founder of The Black Journey , a walking tour of Philly’s Black history that includes visiting Independence National Historical Park. Yancey started The Black Journey out of her love for the history of the park and said it’s a way to continue her mother’s work.

Last week, more than a dozen Independence NHP exhibits that highlighted the presence of enslaved people at the site and candidly a

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