Our Heritage: From the Civil War to Education in Montgomery County: Still Standing: One- and Two-Room Schoolhouses in Montgomery County and the Stories They Tell about the Early Days of Public Education […]
Author: DC Black History
“Celebrations, Found Truths, Sheroes, Heroes, Events and Programs” which recognize and celebrate the contributions in art, literature, politics and education of the African American community throughout the year in the DC Metropolitan area.
Programs that are free and open to the public will be continually listed and distributed throughout the year, please continue to submit to DCBlackHistory.com, DCBlackHistory on Facebook and dcblkhistory@gmail.com.
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4Feb 2:00 PM Live Jazz Performance
U.S. Army Blues Jazz Quintet Dorothy I Height-Benning Neighborhood Library […]
4Feb 2:00 PM Discussion & Exhibit
African American Leisure Activities with Patsy M. Fletcher and Marya McQuirter Author and historian Patsy Mose Fletcher, Historically African American Leisure Destinations around Washington, D.C. Historian Marya McQuirter will discuss the history of African American leisure […]
4Feb, 1:00 PM Free Film: 13th
African American Civil War Museum 1925 Vermont Ave, NW Washington, DC 20001
4Feb, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Book Talk: The Voting Rights War
Join Author Gloria Brown Marshall at the African American Civil War Museum as she illuminates the struggle for equal voting rights in the United States. African American Civil War Museum 1925 Vermont Ave, NW Washington, […]
3 Feb, 4:00 – 8:00 PM Artist Reception & 4Feb, 2:00 – 6:00 PM
“Creatively We Unite” February 3 – March 4, 2017 ZENITH GALLERY est. 1978 1429 Iris St., NW, Washington, DC 20012 Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 12-6 PM Featuring: Doba Afolabi, Mason Archie, Anne Bouie, Francesca Britton, […]
4Feb, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM FREE Genealogy Conference
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Marvin T. Jones REGISTRATION
3Feb, 2:00 & 7:00 PM $10 Voices in the Dark Celebrating Black History
WPA Slave Narratives brought to life in the original stage production “Voices in the Dark.” Written, produced and directed by Darrell Godfrey. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center University of Maryland campus College Park Stadium […]
3Feb, 11:00 AM – NOON African American Civil War Museum Story Hour
Story hour engages our youngest visitors in historic objects and museum settings by using traditional and contemporary stories about the Civil War and Civil Rights movement. Children will hear a story and enjoy a hands-on […]
Black History Month Book Talks Politics and Prose
Thursday 2Feb, 7:00 PM “We Love You, Charlie Freeman” By Kaitlyn Greenidge “The Good Negress” By A. J. Verdelle Friday 3Feb, 10:00 AM “Shackles from the Deep: Tracing the Path of a Sunken Slave […]
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