This trip was life-changing and life-affirming for me! I am a transracially adopted biracial Black person and this trip allowed me to connect with my ancestors and my identity in ways I hadn’t had the chance to in the past. Tina and Tony created a beautiful space of connection and healing for me and allowed me to make the trip what I needed it to be while supporting my learning and unlearning. Selma is a special, special place.

I have wanted to visit Selma and the Legacy Museum for years, and I finally had the opportunity this past weekend. My experience was nothing short of amazing, deeply memorable, and one I will forever treasure. The accommodations were top-tier—comfortable, quaint, and perfectly suited for such an emotionally powerful weekend. I’m especially grateful for the guidance and care provided by Tony and Tina. They were instrumental in preparing this experience and delivered it with such delicacy and compassion. I also appreciated the intentional time set aside each day for reflection. Our group was open, vulnerable, respectful, and kind—creating a truly meaningful shared experience. I look forward to participating in another Legacy Trip in the future and highly recommend it to anyone seeking a transformative journey through history, truth, and healing.

I’m back again. In August, I traveled to Costa Rica for the Rest, Receive, Remember Legacy Trip, and I am grateful beyond words for the spaces Legacy Trips continues to create. My journey with them began in April 2022 on my first trip to Montgomery, Alabama, and it was a turning point for me. My second trip was my first plant medicine Legacy Trip to Ecuador. It was then that I was introduced to the community of La Vida Divine Healing Institute—an equally phenomenal team of individuals creating deeply sacred spaces. On that trip, I had the very special opportunity to plant cotton. It was tender, powerful, and also deeply uncomfortable, because of the generational trauma and exploitation white people created through cotton in history. That moment, and that trip as a whole, created life-changing relationships for me. As a white woman, I had to face how deeply white supremacy is ingrained—not just in our nation, but in my own life and patterns. That first trip cracked me open. It showed me that this work of examining, unlearning, and actively pushing back against white supremacy isn’t something you check off a list—it’s a lifelong journey. Legacy Trips has been a community that pushes me, celebrates me, and wrestles alongside me through the hard and uncomfortable parts of this work, while also reminding me of the beauty of resilience, rest, and hope. If you haven’t yet taken a Legacy Trip, I can’t say this strongly enough: go. Let yourself be changed. It will challenge you, it will open you, and it will stay with you in ways that truly matter.

Excellent organization and welcoming group - Thank you to Harriette, Pleasance and Tina!

This was a masterfully planned and facilitated trip. The majority of the weekend is self-guided, which is necessary, but Tina scaffolds you before each experience. She gave us general topics to discuss during informal meals, and guiding principals to keep in mind before moving through the museum and memorial, in addition to leading reflections afterwards. For me, her guidance deepened my time and made each portion of the weekend more impactful. Also, I really appreciate the thoughtfully curated pre and post work. I felt much more prepared for the trip because of it and am so grateful that there are resources to help integrate the work and continue connecting with others afterwards. Thank you so much for this opportunity!