‘Black History Highlights of Southwest Washington’ exhibit opens Feb. 18

The Vancouver National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 1139 and the Clark County Historical Museum (CCHM) will present a new outdoor exhibit, “Black History Highlights of Southwest Washington,” at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at the museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver.

Created by local historian and artist Claudia Carter, the Black history exhibit celebrates the vital contributions and stories of Southwest Washington’s Black community. The timeline explores the Black history of Clark County and Washington from early explorers to World War II to the present.