50th Recollection of Gibbs-Green: MLK Convocation

In the spring of 1970, college and university students across the country protested against the Vietnam War, racism, gender oppression, and a host of other issues, at times leading to […]

SB: The Mississippi Plan and the Rise of Jim Crow

Mississippi University for Women 1100 College Street, Columbus, MS

After the Civil War, African Americans in the South, newly freed, expressed a tangible optimism that led to the reuniting of families, the development of social institutions like the black […]

SB: Black Women and the Suffrage Movement in Mississippi, 1863-1965

Mississippi University for Women 1100 College Street, Columbus, MS

Black women in Mississippi actively participated in the suffrage movement after the Civil War. They fought actively for women’s suffrage even as they supported Black men and passage of the […]

SB:Slavery in Colonial Natchez: Cotton, Race, and Wealth before the Old South

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

This presentation examines how slaves and colonists weathered the economic and political upheavals that rocked the Lower Mississippi Valley in the years between the American Revolution and the Civil War. […]

“Back in the Day” Black History Celebration: New Hope Legacy Night

New Hope Baptist Church 5202 Watkins Dr., Jackson, MS

Annual Black history month programs featuring historical perspectives on the African American experience in Mississippi from slavery through Civil Rights and contemporary times. The February 6th event will feature guest […]

Hiram Revels: The Nation’s First African American Senator

Old Capitol Museum 100 South State Street, Jackson , MS

MDAH will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the historic election of Hiram Revels as the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate in a ceremony at the Old […]

Bridging Cultures: Working for Equity Across Race, Class, Religion, and Ethnicity

International Museum of Muslim Cultures 201 East Pascagoula Street, Jackson, MS

  Through its "Bridging Cultures" Program, the International Museum of Muslin Cultures utilizes its two signature exhibitions: "Muslims with Christians and Jews: An Exhibition of Covenants and Coexistence," and "The […]