Celebrate Black history and achievement in Middle Tennessee by exploring options including exhibits, field trips and more.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH EXPERIENCES:

National Museum of African American Music
615-301-8724
510 Broadway, Nashville
Discover the central role African Americans played in shaping genres of American music. This is the untold story of more than 50 music genres and sub-genres. Tours are held Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center
615-962-8773
415 S. Academy St.,  Murfreesboro
See an original classroom, a Civil War exhibit and an Early Settlers for the City of Murfreesboro exhibit. Tours are available Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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Tennessee State Museum
615-741-2692
1000 Rosa L. Parks Blvd., Nashville
A permanent exhibition features black history from Tennessee’s early days through the Civil War and Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Movements. The current temporary exhibition, Civil War and Reconstruction includes artifacts and stories from a period that forced Tennesseans to take sides and make sacrifices.

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Civil Rights Room at Nashville Public Library
615-862-5760
615 Church Street, Nashville
A space for education and exploration of the Civil Rights Collection. The materials exhibited capture the time when thousands of African-American citizens in Nashville sparked a nonviolent challenge to racial segregation in the city and across the South.

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Jefferson Street Sound Museum
2004 Jefferson St., Nashville
615-414-6675
Jefferson Street Sound Museum is a living testament to the central role Jefferson Street and its artists played in shaping both Nashville’s musical legacy and the Civil Rights Movement. Today as a museum, it offers both musical and educational programming that celebrates the R&B sounds that once flourished in Nashville, along with a fully functioning music studio.

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Fisk University’s Aaron Douglas Gallery
615-329-8720
1000 17th Ave. N., Nashville
Located on the third floor of the John Hope and Aurelia Elizabeth Franklin Library. Aaron Douglas is acknowledged as one of the most influential artists of the Harlem Renaissance. He also found the Art Department at Fisk University. The Fisk Jubilee Singers pioneered early music in Nashville and are the reason why Music City was crowned its now internationally known nickname.

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Civil Rights Sit-Ins Tour
174 Rep. John Lewis Way N., Nashville
Follow in the steps of those who took a stand by taking a seat. Written and narrated by Fisk University professor Linda Wynn, the tour begins at Church Street and Sixth Ave. North and ends at Rosa L. Parks Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

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United Street Tours 
615-956-9791
150 4th Ave. N., Nashville
The Nashville Black History Walking Tour gives you a look into the past with murals, music and local community; the Nashville Civil Rights Walking Tour tells the civil rights story. Choose from multiple experiences, in-person or virtual.

 

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL EVENTS:

 

Black History Month Movie Club

Feb. 2 – 23 | 6 p.m.
Nashville Public Library (615 Church St., Nashville)

Join in the Flex Room for popcorn and a movie selected by the Civil Rights Room staff.

• Feb 2: A Child Shall Lead Them
• Feb 9: We Were Warriors
• Feb 23: Soundtrack for a Revolution

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Tennessee State Museum Homeschool Day

Tuesday, February 10
Tennessee State Museum (1000 Rosa L. Parks Blvd., Nashville)

Offers specialized programming, including a Homeschool Day on February 10, featuring living history, gallery tours and crafts.

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Enslaved Memorial Commemoration

Saturday, February 21 | a.m.
Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage (4580 Rachel’s Lane, Hermitage)

The Hermitage’s annual Enslaved Memorial Ceremony will honor the lives and legacies of the enslaved individuals who lived and toiled on the historic property. The ceremony will include a Keynote address, performance by the Andrew Jackson Elementary School choir, roll call of the names of the enslaved, and flower-laying at The Hermitage’s enslaved memorial site. Throughout the day, visitors can learn about and reflect on the lives and experiences of the enslaved with the Hermitage staff and visit the property’s enslaved cemetery, at which there will also be a curator talk.

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From Slavery to Statesman: The Journey of Frederick Douglass

Saturday, February 21 | 5 p.m.
Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage (4580 Rachel’s Lane, Hermitage)

Author, poet, and historian Nathan M. Richardson will lead a Living History event as Frederick Douglass. With 13 years of experience and over 500 performances as Douglass, Richardson brings this monumental figure to life, educating audiences about his early life as a slave before he escaped into freedom to become an abolitionist, journalist, reformer, and statesman. The Frederick Douglass Living History performance will be ticketed for adults ($20) and free for children 13 and under.

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7th Annual Black Market Black History Month Expo

Feb 28 – March 1, 2026
The Fairgrounds Nashville (625 Smith Ave., Nashville)

This event highlights Black-owned businesses, food, and culture, featuring, vendor showcases, and music.

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Empowered, Brilliant, and Brave: Great Women of Black History

March 8 | 3 p.m.
Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage (4580 Rachel’s Lane, Hermitage)

This engaging and uplifting live performance by Bright Star Touring Company invites audiences of all ages to meet some of the most inspiring women throughout Black history who changed the world through courage, creativity, and determination. Journey through history as you crunch numbers alongside NASA mathematician Dorothy Vaughan, travel the Underground Railroad with Harriet Tubman, and swing into the Jazz Age with Ella Fitzgerald. Along the way, celebrate groundbreaking leaders and icons such as Michelle Obama, Sojourner Truth, Serena Williams, and many more. This powerful theatrical experience brings history to life, honoring the voices and achievements of extraordinary women who continue to inspire generations. Tickets are $30 per person and $15 per member; children age 13 and younger are free.

 

 

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