“Shaping the Cultural Environment…a Window on the World”: The Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister Symposium The Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister House Foundation Board is hosting a public symposium on October 24–25, 2024, honoring the life and legacy of educator Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister (1899-1996). Hosted at Hinds Community College in Vicksburg, this symposium celebrates her commitment […]

The Mississippi Humanities Council, in partnership with the Visit Mississippi, is proud to announce a series of Freedom Trail marker unveilings commemorating pivotal figures and moments in the Civil Rights Movement. These unveilings will honor the courage and dedication of local leaders and activists whose actions helped shape the fight for freedom and justice. Four […]

In November, Briarwood Arts Center will host a Great Stories Club, a literary-outreach program created by the American Library Association that provides youth with the opportunity to read, reflect, and share ideas on themes that resonate with them. Briarwood Arts Center will begin their Great Stories Club, led by Tonja Murphy of the Mississippi Book […]

Join us on Thursday, Nov 7, for an engaging tour of Lexington’s historic churches, featuring St. Paul’s Church of God in Christ, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church and First Presbyterian Church. Enjoy fascinating architectural and historical insights and special music.FREE admission, thanks to the generous support of the MS Humanities Council, MS Dept Archives & History, […]

The Mississippi Humanities Council, in partnership with the Visit Mississippi, will unveil a Freedom Trail marker November 8th at the old courthouse at 12pm in Canton to honor the extraordinary work of Flonzie Brown Wright, the first African American female elected to public office in Mississippi during the 20th century.  

On the morning of November 9, a Mississippi Freedom Trail markers will be unveiled honoring Victoria Gray Adams – Honoring her legacy as a Civil Rights leader and one of the founding members of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, at Palmer's Crossing outside of Hattiesburg.

The city of Natchez, MS, has announced its second marker on the Mississippi Freedom Trail, located at Donnan’s Barbershop, the birthplace of the Deacons for Defense and Justice in Natchez in the 1960s. The Deacons for Defense and Justice was first organized in 1964 in Jonesboro, LA, in response to increasing violence against civil rights activists and the lack of protection […]