Mississippi Founders, sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities “A More Perfect Union” grant, will be hosted at Mississippi College for the month of February. The exhibit highlights twelve Mississippians who challenged America to be a more perfect union. The twelve individuals range from the Reconstruction period to the modern Civil Rights Movement, including Fannie Lou Hamer, Amzie Moore, Annie Devine, Medgar Evers, Lawrence Guyot, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Clarie Collins Harvey, Aaron Henry, John R. Lynch, Thomas W. Stringer, Unita Blackwell, and Vernon Dahmer. The effort and sacrifices made by these individuals helped ensure democracy for all Mississippians. These individuals challenged the status-quo, urging that the phrase “We the People” should include all people. For more information, contact aastudies@mc.edu.
