1619: The Journey of A People

*Special FREE Show for school groups on November 7, 2025*

10 AM - 11:30 AM

1619: The Journey of a People

Using various musical forms, including hip-hop and jazz, this dynamic musical production commemorates the struggles, recognizes the heroes, and celebrates the story of America’s African sons and daughters. Using various musical forms, including hip-hop and jazz, this dynamic musical production commemorates the struggles, recognizes the heroes, and celebrates the story of America’s African sons and daughters. From the beginning of American slavery to the Reconstruction, the Great Migration, the Civil Rights Era and modern movements for justice,1619 packs generations of history into a two-hour musical theater experience that traces the African-American journey towards freedom and equality.

Host or Publisher DuSable Museum of African American History, Inc.