In recognition of Black History Month, the African American Program of the Heinz History Center will present a series of programs throughout February.

The events include the From Slavery to Freedom film series, “Through a Lens Darkly,” a virtual event from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 7; and the 10th Annual Black History Month Lecture, “Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration” with Nicole Fleetwood, at 5: 30 p.m. Feb. 21 at the history center.

In addition to Black History Month programming, African American history is on display daily within the History Center’s six floors of exhibitions. This includes the award-winning From Slavery to Freedom exhibition, which explores more than 250 years of African American history in Western Pennsylvania. This exhibit highlights the enslavement of Africans and its effect on the American economy, the history of the anti-slavery movement, the Underground Railroad and the impact of 19th-century activism on modern civil and human rights in Pittsburgh.

The Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation exhibition honors several African Americans who made trailblazing breakthroughs, including Dr. Velma Scantlebury, the nation’s first African American woman transplant surgeon.

For more information, visit heinzhistorycenter.org.