40+ Black History Month events in Charlotte 2022

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Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
551 South Tryon Street
704-547-3700

The Gantt Center presents dynamic, exciting art in all genres that celebrate the African-American story. The museum also hosts frequent events, including family arts activities, after-hours events, films, lectures, and special tours. 

Regular adult admission is $9, with discounts for students, senior, and military members. The Gantt Center is part of Bank of America’s Museums on Us program, which offers free admission to Bank of America customers the first weekend of the month. In addition, admission is free on Wednesday nights for everyone, as part of the Wednesday Night Live program. Also, there is usually a Groupon for 50% admission for two or four people. 

Levine Museum of the New South
200 E 7th Street
704-333-1887

Levine Museum of the New South focuses on the South after the Civil War, with a mission of building a stronger, more equitable community by connecting people to the city and to each other. The museum’s exhibits and programs take an unflinching look at the experiences of people of diverse backgrounds who call Charlotte home. Many current and past exhibits have shined a light on the African American experience in the South, including Brooklyn: Once a City Within a City, It Happened Here: Lynching and Remembrance, and K(NO)W Justice K(NO)W Peace.

Regular adult admission is $10, with discounts for students, educators, frontline workers, military members and seniors. Those with a current EBT card or WIC voucher are admitted for $2, with a maximum of $10 per family.

Self-Guided Walking Tour of Historic West End
Trade Street and Beatties Ford Road
Any timeHistory South has put together a self-guided walking out of the Historic West End and JCSU Campus.Queen City Nerve’s Black History Month Archives
Online
Any time

Queen City Nerve has created a collection of articles about local Black History, covering slavery, revolution, the Civil Rights Movement, redlining, segregation, desegregation and more.

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