4 days ago · Mayor Rick Kriseman, city officials and community leaders mark the start of Black History Month during a ceremonial raising of the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum flag in front of St. Petersburg City Hall, Feb. 1, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Martha Asencio Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

African-American history started with the arrival of Africans to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. Formerly enslaved Spaniards who had been freed by Francis Drake arrived aboard the Golden Hind at New Albion in California in 1579. [1]

2 days ago · Since its inception, ASALH has promoted year-round and year-after-year study of African American history. The group launched Negro History Week in February of 1926 as a coordinated effort to develop lessons and encourage the teaching of Black history across the nation's communities and public schools.

During Black History Month, our museum celebrates Black people's often invisible labor of all kinds — across time, industry, and community. ... African American women operated these businesses from storefronts, basements, and the porches of their homes, using them as unique social spaces for women of varying education and professional classes.

Oct 14, 2009 · After the Civil War, the racist legacy of slavery persisted, spurring movements of resistance. Learn important dates and facts about the African American experience.

Black history is the story of African Americans in the United States and elsewhere. Learn about Black History Month, Black leaders, the Great Migration, the civil rights movement and...

Nov 20, 2024 · African American Heritage. The Archives holds a wealth of material documenting the Black experience. This page highlights these resources online, in programs, and through traditional and social media.

Feb 1, 2024 · Explore our records documenting African American History through the African American Research page and within the National Archives Catalog. See more resources on the Martin Luther King Jr.

Our museum captures and shares the unvarnished truth of African American history and culture. We connect stories, scholarship, art, and artifacts from the past and present to illuminate the contributions, struggles, and triumphs that have shaped our nation .

Explore the digital resources on this page to learn more about African American history at the National Museum of American History. Photo above: Marian Anderson performing at the Lincoln Memorial on April 9, 1939.