26 Black History Bulletin Board Ideas - Little Learning Corner (2024)

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  • 1 Black History Bulletin Board Ideas
  • 2 Harriet Tubman Bulletin Boards
  • 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Bulletin Boards

If you are looking for some new Black History bulletin board idea, check out these ideas below! We also have some Martin Luther King Jr. and Harriet Tubman specific boards below as well.

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Not only is the month of February when Valentine’s day takes place, but there is also another important, month-long celebration: Black History Month.

An important part of Black History Month is reiterating the importance of loving and treating everyone with equal amounts of respect. An easy overlap for a day all about love!

Many schools and classrooms also choose this month to begin civil rights units and lessons about other adjacent topics. Lessons are a great way to teach youngsters about this important part of history, but so is making your classroom reflect what is being taught and celebrated! Hallway and classroom bulletin boards are a great way to help young children and visual learners!

Black History Bulletin Board Ideas

Challenge, Dream, Fight, Lead, Write

This board is perfect for elementary, middle school, and high school!

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I Can Change the World

This board is a great addition to any hallway or classroom! If you want it to be a classroom board, you could make a smaller peace sign. If you wanted to keep the large size, make it a grade level hallway bulletin board!

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Learn From Black History

There are so many amazing people we can learn from during Black History Month (and the rest of the year). This board includes several influential Black Americans and phrases that are simple and short enough for younger grade levels!

The Past, The Present, The Future

This Black History Month bulletin board focuses on Black leaders from the past, present, and future. The fun thing about boards like this is you can use the concept and then choose who you want to include! If you have specific people you are learning about during February or in a civil rights unit, just include those!

Black History Month Quote of the Day

This is a fun interactive board for the classroom! Each pocket has an inspirational quote from an influential Black American.

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Black History Month Trivia Board

This board is great if you want to reiterate what you are learning during this month or in a civil rights movement unit or lesson!

Getting to the Heart of Black History

This board is perfect for the month of February. You can celebrate Valentine’s day and Black History Month at once!

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Words Have Power

If you are looking for some inspirational black history month decor, words are a pretty powerful decoration!

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What We Learn From Black History

This one is placed on a cork board strip instead of a bulletin board, but could easily be transferred to a board. It includes many influential Black Americans young children may have never heard of before!

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Hidden Figures Door Display

This classroom door is so creative and could easily be transferred into an awesome bulletin board. Katherine Johnson was a hidden hero that helped the NASA space program become what it is today!

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Black History Month Quilt

If you like bright colors, this one is perfect for you! This quilt idea is very creative and could be used for so many different topics as well!

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Love Everyone Door Display

This classroom door would also make a great bulletin board display! This phrase is an easy one that all of us should remember and the letter breakdown is a creative way to help us do that!

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Never Limit Yourself

Creative teachers, science teachers, and nearly any type of teacher will love this one. Mae Jemison was the first Black woman in space and this board helps commemorate her achievements! Each student can make their own mini astronaut for the board or door to help pictures themselves in her shoes!

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Harriet Tubman Bulletin Boards

Harriet Tubman was a key player and demonstrated and unending amount of bravery. She is a very important part of Black history! If you are spending a good amount of time focused on this hero, a Harriet Tubman board is perfect. Check out the few ideas we have below:

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Harriet Tubman History

Harriet Tubman is one of the first Black Americans that many of us learn about in school. Her bravery makes her a very easy person to remember, but if students need a little help, bulletin boards like this are great. They are simple, factual, and the content can be adjusted to the grade level that you are teaching.

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A Walk to Freedom

This one is a fun conversation starter! It is a fun and simple take on what Harriet Tubman is best known for. The visualization of the feet between each lamp can help younger students remember who she was and what she did!

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The Underground Railroad

This is another simple, straight forward bulletin board all about Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad. This information on a board like this can easily be adjusted to fit the students that will be reading it!

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Martin Luther King Jr. Bulletin Boards

Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most influential people in our history books. He did a lot of amazing things, but was a pretty great speaker and said some pretty inspirational words. His quotes and ideas are perfect for a Black History Month bulletin board!

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We Have a Dream Display

This is a fun board that gets the students involved! They can each write their own dream in the bubble and complete the pledge as a class! Something like this would be very fun for you or them to keep around and look back on years later.

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Love is the Key

Everyone likes a bulletin board with lots of bright colors! This one is perfect for any grade level. You can have them write as much or as little as you see fit!

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If You Can’t Fly

This quote and board are perfect if you are looking for inspirational decor for Black History Month! Martin Luther King Jr. said many amazing things and this quote is just one of them!

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I Have a Dream Hand Heart

This lovely lovely bulletin board is a simple enough idea! This can be something that you complete on your own or you could have students color and cut out hands to put on display! This is the kind of board that would look great up in the hallway all year long! MLK quotes are perfect for any month of the year.

What’s Your Dream?

This interactive board is a great idea! Students will love getting to write directly on the bulletin board paper. Take good pictures of this one and hand them out to students at the end of the school year! Their parents will love looking back on what they said.

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Stick with Love

This one is perfect MLK day, but really any day out of the year. MLK quotes are always a great idea. The little hippies in your class will love the peace signs.

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Love Comes in Different Colors

The best bulletin boards let children get involved and use lots of bright colors! Children will love to help you out and get their hands a little messy with this one. If you don’t feel like paint, have students trace their hands and cut them out!

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DREAM

This original post is very simple, but you could spruce and sparkle it up for a statement bulletin board! An idea like this is one you can easily personalize as well! Just change up the phrases for each letter if you like something else better!

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MLK Had a Dream

This bulletin board display is so much fun and students will love seeing their photos on display! It is something they can keep and show their parents as well.

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Keep His Dream Alive

Put up student’s names and their hands on this creative take on an MLK board!

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We hope you have been inspired by these Black History Bulletin Board Ideas.

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FAQs

How to make Black History Month bulletin board? ›

Use Words To Inspire

This bulletin board idea is simple but gets to the heart of the matter. Follow their lead and include quotes by Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and other famous Black Americans, then have your students select words around justice and civil rights to flush out the board.

What is the theme for Black History Month 2024? ›

The 2024 theme, “African Americans and the Arts,” explores the creativity, resilience and innovation from a culture that has uplifted spirits and soothed souls in countless ways across centuries.

What can I write for Black History Month? ›

Writing prompts (use one of these, or write from your own perspective):
  • What does Black History Month mean to you, personally?
  • How are you celebrating Black History Month?
  • How do you celebrate Martin Luther King's legacy through acts of service?
  • What is Black joy for you?
Jan 19, 2022

What are some black history topics? ›

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  • Slavery.
  • Abolition and Emancipation.
  • Reconstruction.
  • Segregation and Black Migration.
  • Civil Rights.
Aug 15, 2016

What should be in a black history project? ›

For example, students could study the Harlem Renaissance; the music of jazz and the blues; Jim Crow laws and anti-Black violence in the South and also in Northern cities; segregation and redlining; the roles of Black Americans during the World Wars; and the return of some Blacks to the “New South” in recent decades.

What are some interesting black history events? ›

African American HistoryEvents
  • The Charleston Cigar Factory Strike (1945-1946) ...
  • Nashville Operation Open City Movement (1961-1964) ...
  • UCLA Shootout between the Panthers and US (1969) ...
  • The Chicago Sit-In (1943) ...
  • Royal Ice Cream Sit-In (1957) ...
  • The First Black Power Conference (1967) ...
  • The Read Drug Store Sit-Ins (1955)

Which president made Black History Month? ›

Woodson and other prominent African Americans. President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, calling upon the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”

Why is February Black History Month? ›

Woodson chose February for reasons of tradition and reform. It is commonly said that Woodson selected February to encompass the birthdays of two great Americans who played a prominent role in shaping black history, namely Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, whose birthdays are the 12th and the 14th, respectively.

Why is Black History Month in October? ›

Firstly, October is when African chiefs and leaders gather to settle their differences so this month was chosen to reconnect with black peoples' roots on the continent. It was also first held in 1987, as it was the 150th anniversary of Caribbean emancipation.

What is a powerful Black History Month poem? ›

Caged Bird” Maya Angelou

describes the different experiences of two birds. One is caged and suffers due to being held in captivity, while the other is free to live and roam the world with no restraints. Because of its harsh reality, the caged bird turns to sing and longs for freedom.

What are three facts about Black history? ›

William Tucker, son of indentured servants from Great Britain, was the first recorded African child to be born in the colonies in 1624. Vermont was the first colony to ban slavery in 1777. In the 1770s, a Quaker named Anthony Benezet created the first school for African American children.

What do the colors of the Black History Month flag mean? ›

Red symbolizes the blood of the people that is shed in the ongoing struggle for Black liberation. Black represents the people of Black African ancestry. Green represents the abundance and resilience of the Black community, and the vibrant natural wealth of Africa, according to an article on Colorado Public Radio.

How can I make my own bulletin board? ›

To make a bulletin board, start by getting some cork or cardboard. Then, cut a piece of fabric that's 4-6 inches longer than the board on each side. After you've cut the fabric, lay the board face down on the back of the fabric and attach the edges of the fabric to the back of the board with tape or glue.

What is the Black History Bulletin? ›

ABOUT THE BLACK HISTORY BULLETIN

Its aim is to publish, generate, and disseminate peer-reviewed information about African Americans in U. S. history, the African Diaspora generally, and the peoples of Africa.

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