blackhistorymonth.gov - Black History Month 2024

Description: February is Black History Month. Paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.

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February is Black History Month The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society. Read More »

Beginning Feb. 10, 2023, the museum will present a second group of portraits from Brian Lanker's 1989 book project “I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America.” The Portrait Gallery recently acquired all 75 portraits from the Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer's series and this exhibition features portraits of women who have made significant contributions to the arts, activism, literature, politics, and sports, among other disciplines.

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