The Black History exhibit collection documents a joint 1984-1985 project by Alpha Kappa Alpha, the Grand Rapids Study Club, the Suburban Club, the Grand Rapids Public Library, the Grand Rapids Public Schools and the Grand Rapids Public Museum to detail the history of the Black community in Grand Rapids. Historic items, including photographs, were collected and reproduced. From the collected data a photo exhibit, "150 Years: An Exhibit of the African American Presence in Grand Rapids," was ready for the 1985 Black History Week. The exhibit traveled through the local schools. The materials here reflect the Grand Rapids City Historian's files related to the project. Little or no documentation on the original source of the historical items is provided, though some of the items come from other Grand Rapids Public Library archival collections.