The Black History 101 Mobile Museum will be on display from noon to 5 p.m. on Feb. 13 in the Branigin Room of the Napolitan Student Center at Franklin College.

The Black History 101 Mobile Museum was founded by Dr. Khalid el-Hakim and contains an award-winning collection of over 10,000 original artifacts of Black memorabilia, dating from the trans-Atlantic slave trade era to hip-hop culture. As the nation’s premiere Black history traveling exhibit, the Black History 101 Mobile Museum has visited 41 states at over 1,000 institutions reaching tens of thousands of visitors in diverse spaces, including colleges, K-12 schools, corporations, conferences, libraries, museums, festivals, religious institutions and cultural events.

The exhibit will feature over 1,000 artifacts on Black history during its visit at Franklin College. The mobile museum is scheduled to make 27 stops across the nation during the month of February, with Franklin College as the only stop in Indiana. This event is sponsored by the Offices of Intercultural Honors Experience and Engaged Learning and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion.