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Exhibits at University of Missouri Libraries: Black History Month

This guide contains information about exhibits and displays in University of Missouri Libraries.

College of Arts and Science: Black Studies

Library Research Guides

Black History Events February 2025

Spencer T. Banks Black History Exhibit 
Presentation by Dr. Joan Stack
This is an educational event/exhibit and is open to everyone.
Feb 26 (12-1pm) Ellis Library, Room 114A

Black History Trivia @ DBRL
Join old and new friends for a fun and competitive celebration of Black history and culture at the local Columbia, MO Public Library DBRL . We'll provide food for all, door prizes, and additional prizes for the winning team. Check-in and dinner begin at 6:00, play begins at 6:30. Please register online.This is an educational event/exhibit and is open to everyone.

Visit the virtual Black Resistance Hall of Honor 
The Black Resistance Hall of Honor is a project that was launched by the Department of Black Studies at the University of Missouri, Columbia, along with teachers and students from West Middle School in Columbia, Missouri in 2023. The project was initiated to honor Black History Month, and students from grades 7 and 8 have written brief biographies of significant Black individuals in Africa and the African diaspora. These individuals have contributed to the development of society through art, culture, economics, politics, and religion.This is an educational event/exhibit and is open to everyone.

e-Books

Books about Africa, the Diaspora and Related Topics

Runaway Genres: The Global Afterlives of Slavery