February marks the beginning of an annual celebration that aims to promote knowledge of Black History. The Civil Rights Garden at the Carnegie Library in Atlantic City, N.J., honors the long journey of African-Americans toward a full measure of rights under the United States Constitution. Located a block off of the Boardwalk at Pacific Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, the garden honors the Civil Rights movement and includes 11 black granite columns etched with quotes from famous Americans.

Other Atlantic City events celebrating Black History Month include: The Atlantic City Free Public Library continues its tradition of offering programs in February in celebration of Black History Month; a pictorial of Club Harlem and the Way We Were Exhibit highlights the Atlantic City club and the local African American community during the mid-1900s through a collection of photos and memorabilia. The grand opening for the exhibit, presented in conjunction with the African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey, will be held 6 pm Feb. 1, in the Main Library’s second-floor meeting room. The exhibit is free, and it will remain open for public viewing during normal library business hours; Hip Hop Writing Workshop at 6:30 pm on Feb. 10 and 17; Black, Blue & True: To the Tune of Inspiration, presented by the Center for Community Arts, is a photographic exhibit of Cape May County African American jazz and blues musicians and the nationally renowned artists who inspired them. The exhibit is open Jan. 18 to April 18, at the Carriage House Gallery at the Emlen Physick Estate; and a Jazz Concert with Tony Day Quartet on Feb. 6 at the Noyes Museum of Art in Oceanville, New Jersey. For complete Atlantic City information, visit www.atlanticcitynj.com.

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