HTA: “On Being an Instrument” Performance & Lecture

Mississippi College 200 Capitol St., Clinton, MS

Dr. Viola Dacus will present the 2021 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for 2021 at Mississippi College: Throughout over thirty years of teaching young singers, Dr. Viola Dacus has observed parallels […]

2021 Public Humanities Awards

On March 26, the Mississippi Humanities Council will host its 2021 Public Humanities Awards Ceremony to recognize outstanding work by Mississippians in bringing the insights of the humanities to public […]

“Crossroads” Exhibit in Columbia

Marion County Museum 200 Second Street, Columbia, MS, United States

The Marion County Museum will host Crossroads: Change in Rural America, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, from March 27 through May 8. Crossroads is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on […]

Free

Crossroads @ Columbia: Main Street Historic Tour

Marion County Museum 200 Second Street, Columbia, MS, United States

On April 3, the Marion County Historical Society in Columbia will host a free walking tour of Main Street in Columbia. The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian […]

Free

Crossroads @ Columbia: City Cemetery Walking Tour

Marion County Museum 200 Second Street, Columbia, MS, United States

On April 3, the Marion County Historical Society in Columbia will host a free walking tour of Columbia's city cemetery. The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian […]

Free

23rd Annual Sammy O. Cranford Memorial History Lecture

      The 2021 Sammy O. Cranford Memorial History Lecture will be given by Dr. Julia Gaffield, assistant professor of history at Georgia State University. Dr. Gaffield’s lecture is […]

The Glitterary Festival

"The inaugural Glitterary Festival is a queer literary festival with a broad definition of what is literature and what is queer. We’re interested in texts where gender, sexuality, masculinity and […]

The Slave Dwelling Project: Natchez

The widely acclaimed Slave Dwelling Project comes to Natchez April 17 as part of an effort designed to bring attention to the world of the enslaved in the Natchez District. […]

Crossroads @ Columbia: Lampton Rural Center Tour

Lampton Rural Center 10 Rural Center Lane, Columbia, MS, United States

On April 17, the Marion County Historical Society in Columbia will host a free program about the historic Lampton Rural Center near Columbia, Mississippi. The program will take place in […]

Free

Panel Discussion: The Parchman Ordeal

Alcorn State University 1000 ASU Drive, Lorman, MS

                    A panel discussion on documentary "The Parchman Ordeal" with film producer, Mark LaFrancis, and two survivors of the horrific event. […]