The Heritage Tours

09/14/2026

Come with us on October 23rd and 24th. We are traveling to Chicago for this exhibition and a day and a half of learning. This exhibition will be part of the experience.

How might have Emmett Till, the 14-year-old boy who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, lived his life, if given the chance? It’s the central question explored in “If Emmett Till Lived: A Creative Monument,” an exhibition at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Photography. When Till’s mother,...

04/24/2026

'Separate but Equal' was the law of the land until the Supreme Court ruled in the Brown v. Board of Education case.

Before this case, there were many others that unsuccessfully tried to desegregate schools. The Brown case is actually 5 combined cases that were argued by NAACP lead counsel, Thurgood Marshall.

But the truth is, Separate meant Separate.
It most certainly did not mean equal.

Although African Americans could go to restaurants, they could not sit in the same areas as their White counterparts.

Although African Americans could go to the same doctors, the waiting rooms and exam rooms were vastly different. Quite often Negroes were relegated to "waiting hallways" and "exam closets," if they were allowed inside the building at all.

And of course it was the same in regards to Education...
The facilities provided for Black children suffered.
▪️ Lack of space
▪️ Lack of materials
▪️ Lack of light & heat
▪️ Lack of location
In many cases, Black children had to travel past schools closer to their homes in order to get to the designated Black school to which they were assigned.

More often what they lacked most was OPPORTUNITY.

Join us tomorrow, April 25 at 10:00 am as the Heritage Project presents the final seminar in this series, BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

How a simple child's toy made an indelible impression on the outcome...

Join us on Zoom: Reserve your spot:
https://bit.ly/The-Heritage-Tours-Presents-Brown-v-Board-of-Education

04/23/2026

Last Saturday, we discussed Plessy v. Ferguson. The landmark Civil Rights case that decided segregation was legal as long as equal facilities were provided for both White and Black Citizens.

On May 18, 1896 the "Separate But Equal" doctrine became the law of the land. And it stood for nearly 60 years.

Yes... I said it stood. But on May 17th 1954 that changed. And what a change it was. A change that effects almost every freedom African Americans enjoy today.

This was no simple victory, because the Board of Education's attorneys didn't have to prove anything. They stood firmly on the established law.

The burden of proof was on the Attorneys for Oliver Brown, young Linda Brown's father. But these attorneys knew that... AND THEY CAME READY.

Join us Saturday, April 25 at 10:00 am as Attorney Terrence K. Scott presents the final seminar in this series, BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Learn how these attorney's "BROUGHT THE RECEIPTS!"

Join us on Zoom: Reserve your spot:
https://bit.ly/The-Heritage-Tours-Presents-Brown-v-Board-of-Education

If you missed one or both of the previous presentations, make sure you DON'T MISS THIS ONE!

04/23/2026

Join us Saturday morning for some of the most compelling evidence the Supreme Court had to review in the Brown. v Board of Education Test.

The Doll Test, as it was called, was conducted by psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark in the 1940s. It aimed to assess children's racial attitudes and self-perception through their preferences for dolls.

The children age 3-7 were shown four identical dolls, differing only in color. They were then asked a series of questions like these, and asked to point at the doll who fit the description.

▪️ Which doll is good?
▪️ Which doll is bad?
▪️ Which doll is pretty?
▪️ Which doll is ugly?
▪️ Which doll do you want to play with?

I'm sure you guessed... In the majority of cases the children chose the White Doll. This indicated that even at such a young age the children had already begun to internalize racism.

The findings highlighted the psychological impact of segregation on African American children.

The test results were used as evidence in the Brown v. Board of Education case to argue against school segregation. The Supreme Court referenced the doll test to emphasize the harmful effects of segregation on children's development.

Yet, this was still just scratching the surface...

Join us Saturday, April 25 at 10:00 am as Attorney Terrence K. Scott presents the final seminar in this series, BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Join us on Zoom: Reserve your spot:
https://bit.ly/The-Heritage-Tours-Presents-Brown-v-Board-of-Education

04/21/2026

The landmark 1954 Brown v. Board case was actually made up of five separate lawsuits. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund—the civil rights group behind the suits—carefully chose them to represent a variety of circumstances and locations where public schools were segregated by race.

In the fall of 1950 a Black Pastor named Oliver Brown tried to enroll his seven-year-old daughter Linda at the Sumner Elementary School near their home. But Black children were not allowed to attend the school.

Instead, Linda had to walk, and then take a bus several miles to an all-Black school.

Now here's the kicker! The Topeka Board of Education voted to DESEGREGATE its schools voluntarily. But Kansas law giving local communities the authority to separate school children by race remained on the books.

Enter the Brown Case. Although Oliver Brown was the case's namesake, the plaintiffs presented four additional cases, along with a mountain of evidence that...

I think I've said enough already.

Join us Saturday, April 25 at 10:00 am as Attorney Terrence K. Scott presents the final seminar in this series, BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Join us on Zoom: Reserve your spot:
https://bit.ly/The-Heritage-Tours-Presents-Brown-v-Board-of-Education

Find out what that "mountain of evidence was, AND WHO PRESENTED IT!

04/21/2026

Imagine this...

You're a small child in Topeka, Kansas. Like all children, you like to play with your friends. It's fun... and you know all the kids in your neighborhood.

You're about to start school, and you're thinking you'll all be in class together. This is going to be GREAT!

But wait... just before school starts you find out you can't go to the school in your neighborhood. You have to walk past that school, then take a bus to get to your school.

Why... because you're Black.

Doesn't seem fair does it. That's what your father thought to...

So tell me... what do YOU (yes you the reader), WHAT DO YOUR THINK?

This is just a snippet of what we'll discuss this Saturday as the Heritage Tours Lecture Series wraps up with the case of Brown v. Board of Education. A landmark Civil Rights case that ended...

You know what.. why don't you join us this Saturday, and find out for yourself.

Join us Saturday, April 25 at 10:00 am as Attorney Terrence K. Scott presents the final seminar in this series, BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Join us on Zoom: Reserve your spot:
https://bit.ly/The-Heritage-Tours-Presents-Brown-v-Board-of-Education

If you missed one or both of the previous presentations, make sure you DON'T MISS THIS ONE!

04/18/2026

DON'T MISS THIS MORNING'S PRESENTATION OF JIM CROW TO PLESSY v. FERGUSON!

The Heritage Tours Lecture Series The Legal Side of Civil Rights, returns this morning at 10:00 am with the story of Homer Plessy.

▪️ Shoemaker
▪️ Activist
▪️ A man of mixed race.

Long before he boarded the train on this day, he'd already made a decision.

What happened next?

Join us this morning as The Heritage Tours Lecture Series Presents:

JIM CROW to PLESSY v. FERGUSON
SEPARATE BUT EQUAL?
IT CERTAINLY IS NOT.
Presented by: Tonya McCreay Williams, Esq.

Reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/The-Heritage-Tours-Presents-Dred-Scott-to-the-14th-Amendment

(If you join late you will immediately enter the presentation.)

04/17/2026

Join us on Zoom this Saturday morning, April 18 at 10:00 for this eye-opening session about a case that challenged the meaning of EQUALITY.

Dive into the powerful story of Homer Plessy and the effect it had on the lives of African Americans for decades to follow.

Tomorrow morning, April 18 at 10:00, Attorney Tonya McCreary Williams presents JIM CROW to PLESSY v. FERGUSON.

The case that established Separate but Equal.

There's definitely a story there, and lasting effects that follow us to this day.

Reserve your spot:
https://bit.ly/The-Heritage-Tours-Presents-Jim-Crow-to-Plessy-v-Ferguson

04/16/2026

We've told you about The Heritage Tours Lecture Series, The Legal Side of Civil Rights.

We've told you about the powerful stories that led to the Civil Rights we enjoy today.

We've told you that this is a series you don't want to miss.

So now... We'll let Jasmine tell you. You can tell by her enthusiasm, the stories and the experience really set her on FIRE! 🔥

Jasmine will be there, to hear the story and the important history following Plessy v. Ferguson. WILL YOU?

Reserve your spot:
https://bit.ly/The-Heritage-Tours-Presents-Jim-Crow-to-Plessy-v-Ferguson

We'll see you Saturday!

04/16/2026

Are you familiar with the story of Homer Plessy? Let me tell you something...

Homer Plessy was a shoemaker, but that wasn't all he was.

He was also an activist, and in 1892, he challenged Louisiana's segregation laws. He deliberately sat in a "Whites-only" rail car to test the Separate Car Act.

What black man living in that time would possibly think he could get a way with that?

Did I fail to mention... Homer Plessy was a mixed race man?

Even so... this led to his arrest.

What happened next?

Join us Saturday morning, April 18 at 10:00, when Attorney Tonya McCreary Williams presents JIM CROW to PLESSY v. FERGUSON.

The case that established the Separate but Equal doctrine.
That may sound like the end of the story... But you know it's not.

Reserve your spot:
https://bit.ly/The-Heritage-Tours-Presents-Jim-Crow-to-Plessy-v-Ferguson