2022 Black History Month Programs

Need Ideas to Make History Come Alive?

Bring the past into your classroom by registering for some of our featured programs, brought to you by leading museums, performing arts centers, historical and heritage sites. These live, interactive programs will inspire your students with the knowledge that the past was real, alive and fascinating.

Expand your Black History curriculum with these 10 virtual field trips. Give your students a detailed look at the struggles, achievements and heroism of everyday African Americans throughout history.

Diversity of the American West: Cultures, People & Environments
The Booth Museum

The History of Jazz; Swinging Through Time
Manhattan School of Music

African American Trailblazers (free)
Football Hall of Fame

It’s NOT Black or White: How a Museum Defines ‘Race’
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Protesting Segregation in Maryland
Maryland Historical Society

Double Victory: African Americans in WWII
Then National World War II Museum

Black Homesteaders on the Great Plains: Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (free)
Homestead National Historical Park

Different Path to Freedom: Slavery and the American Revolution from HistoryConnects
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture

Eye-Opener: The Beauty of Africa
Oiada International

Ulyssess S. Grant in St. Louis – Farming Family and Slavery at White Haven (free)
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site