Departure · Journey · Arrival is a three-shirt story collection from Cody Wayne Jeans, following a Black pioneer family's journey west across the American frontier. Each vintage engraving-style graphic tee marks one chapter: Departure, the family's covered wagon setting out into the moonlit mountains; Journey, the long road west by wagon and horse; and Arrival, building a homestead in the wild. Rooted in the real history of Black homesteaders, settlers, and Exodusters who moved west after emancipation, the collection turns a chapter the history books skipped into wearable art. Buy any one as its own piece, or collect all three to tell the whole story — the West belonged to anyone with the spirit to claim it.

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What is the Departure · Journey · Arrival collection?

It's a three-shirt story collection by Cody Wayne Jeans depicting a Black pioneer family's journey west — Departure, Journey, and Arrival — in vintage engraving-style art.

Do the three shirts go together?

Yes. Each shirt is one chapter of one story (setting out, the road west, and building a homestead). They're sold individually, and buying all three completes the story.

 

What is the history behind the designs?

They honor Black homesteaders, settlers, and Exodusters who migrated west after emancipation to claim land and build new lives on the American frontier.

Is there a discount for buying all three? Yes — buy any 3 tees from the collection and save $3 per shirt ($26.99 each), applied automatically at checkout.