Mississippi Humanities Council

  • Interpreting Our History & Culture
  • Fostering Civil Conversations
  • Enriching Communities

Speakers Bureau: Why We Call It Soul Food

Mississippi Cultural Crossroads 507 Market Street , Port Gibson , MS, United States

“Why We Call It Soul Food” tells the story of why southerners, especially African American southerners, call the foods we eat “soul food.” Dr. Willis discusses the emotional and physical Read More >

No Cost

MISSISSIPPI ENCYCLOPEDIA EVENT: Starkville

Book Mart & Cafe 120 E Main St, Starkville, MS, United States

A discussion and reading of The Mississippi Encyclopedia, followed by a signing and reception. Speakers will include scholar James Giesen and Senior Editors Ted Ownby and Charles Reagan Wilson.

No Cost

Speakers Bureau: The Importance of Wearing Shoes

South Mississippi Genealogy & Historical Society 307 2nd Ave , Hattiesburg , MS

With the identification of hookworm disease in early twentieth century Mississippi, physicians were finally able to identify the characteristic apathy, potbellies, laziness, and general malaise of their numerous patients as Read More >

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Art Speaker Robin Whitfield

Bologna Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall Highway 8 West, Cleveland, MS

Artist and Audubon Master Naturalist; Founder of the Friends of Chackchiuma Swamp Natural Area

Poetry Slam

Mississippi Grounds Coffee Shop 219 S. Court Street, Cleveland, MS

Student-written poetry with Mississippi themes