WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - In celebration of Black History Month, the Museum of North Texas History has brought a piece of the Smithsonian to Wichita Falls.

The exhibit, a collection of posters from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, is on display downtown at MoNTH.

Jeremy Davis is the executive director of the museum, and he oversaw the museum obtaining this poster exhibit from the Smithsonian titled “A Place for All People.” Davis said people who come to see the exhibit will see the whole story.

“As you go through this exhibit, you get to see that whole story. Where it starts with slavery, throwing off the bonds of slavery. The fights we had for our rights and our freedoms. That honestly is a challenge that continues today to make sure our voices are heard,” Davis said.

Davis said the point of this exhibit is to provide a snapshot of Black History and to tell the stories that are sometimes forgotten.

“It’s an informational piece where you get to learn about these different artifacts that they have in this collection. Moments in time, moments in American history that again are sometimes forgotten but are so important to those of color. I thought it was very important for us to represent that and tell those stories,” Davis said.

There are several historical items in this exhibit, but Davis says two are most impactful.

“The first Medal of Honor earned by an African American, and some of the slave shackles that they have on display, just poignant pieces of American history,” Davis said.

Being able to bring this exhibit to Wichita Falls was personal for Davis because of his lived experience.

“I have a unique situation of being a bi-racial person. I grew up in a white family, but my mom never ever ever let me not understand my African American history, my culture,” Davis said.

The exhibit will be at the museum for all to see until March 16.