Programs for Adults
Military Service by African Americans
Military Service by African Americans
African American military service history began with Colonial America. Most are familiar with Tuskegee Airmen, Civil War and Buffalo soldiers.
Tuesday, February 11 | 6:30 p.m.
North Oak
Saturday, February 22 | 2:00 p.m.
Lee's Summit
Monday, February 24 | 7:00 p.m.
Red Bridge
George Washington Carver: America’s Leonardo da Vinci
Born a slave in southwest Missouri and then abducted by outlaws, orphaned, and shunned at the local school, George Washington Carver persevered to become one of the nation’s finest scientists and inve
Monday, February 3 | 2:00 p.m.
Midwest Genealogy Center
Monday, February 3 | 6:00 p.m.
North Independence
Born a Slave
His family has been identified as Caucasian for five generations; but after more than 30 years of genealogical research, local historian David W. Jackson discovers an ancestor who was born a slave.
Tuesday, February 18 | 6:30 p.m.
Midwest Genealogy Center
Wednesday, April 1 | 6:00 p.m.
North Independence
Programs for Families
Tommy Terrific’s Black Cowboys of the Old West
For Black History Month in February, Tommy Terrific's Wacky Magic will perform an educational magic show about the Black Cowboys of the Old West.
Friday, February 21 | 11:30 a.m.
Grandview
Friday, February 21 | 2:30 p.m.
Grain Valley
Saturday, February 22 | 10:30 a.m.
Smithville
Saturday, February 22 | 3:00 p.m.
North Oak
Cotton, Rag Dolls, and the Underground Railroad
Kansas City’s connections to the Underground Railroad run deep.
Tuesday, February 25 | 6:30 p.m.
Smithville
The Story of the Buffalo Soldiers
Experience the history of the African American Buffalo Soldiers, and discover how they distinguished themselves from the American frontier to the battlefields of World War II.
Wednesday, February 5 | 6:00 p.m.
Lee's Summit
Saturday, February 15 | 11:00 a.m.
Blue Ridge
Thursday, February 20 | 2:00 p.m.
Midwest Genealogy Center
Underground Railroad: The Who, What, and Where Did It Go
Cultural historian Brother John shares the secret codes, symbols, agents, and songs of the Underground Railroad as well as added insight into this chapter in America's history.
Saturday, February 8 | 11:00 a.m.
Boardwalk
Tuesday, February 18 | 5:30 p.m.
Grandview
Saturday, March 14 | 11:00 a.m.
Lee's Summit
Online Resources
Black Thought and Culture
Browse the works of leading African American authors.
African-American History Online
Explore 500 years of the African American experience.
African American Biographical Database
Learn about African American lives from 1790 to 1950.Online Resources
Online Resources
Browse all of our online resources related to African American history.
Kids Books for Black History Month
Little Leaders
Little Leaders
Little Leaders
Little Leaders
Little Leaders
Little Leaders
Little Leaders
Little Leaders
28 Days
28 Days
28 Days
28 Days
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers
I Am Harriet Tubman
I Am Harriet Tubman
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
Steamboat School
Steamboat School
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
Counting on Katherine
Counting on Katherine
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman
One Last Word
One Last Word
Frederick's Journey
Frederick's Journey
Lillian's Right to Vote
Lillian's Right to Vote
Muddy
Muddy
Let's Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout ; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out!
Let's Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout ; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out!
Schomburg
Schomburg
Books for Black History Month
Defining Moments in Black History
Defining Moments in Black History
Unseen
Unseen
The Dawn of Detroit
The Dawn of Detroit
The Radical King
The Radical King
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro
111 Places in Toronto That You Must Not Miss
111 Places in Toronto That You Must Not Miss
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé
Searching for Sycorax
Searching for Sycorax
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
Roots
Roots
Negroland
Negroland
The Family Tree
The Family Tree
The Shooting of Rabbit Wells
The Shooting of Rabbit Wells
Finding Samuel Lowe
Finding Samuel Lowe
And Still I Rise
And Still I Rise
Respect Yourself
Respect Yourself
