Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters

Museum of the Mississippi Delta 1608 Hwy 82 West, Greenwood, MS

Celebrity Reader:  Muddy’s grand-nephew, Keith Johnson A picture book celebration of the indomitable Muddy Waters, a blues musician whose fierce and electric sound laid the groundwork for what would become […]

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SB – Garrison – Robert Johnson at the Crossroads

Emily Jones Pointer Public Library 104 Main Street, Como, MS

In colorful costume,storytellers Rebecca Jernigan and Wendy Garrison retell the tale of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. With music, drama and sign language, they recount his fateful encounter with the Prince […]

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Liberty House Online Photo Exhibit Launch

Online Event

In the fall of 1965, Jesse Morris, Doris Derby and other members of the Poor Peoples Campaign formed the Liberty House. Over the years, they trained hundreds of poor African […]

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Stitchin’ and Pullin’

Museum of the Mississippi Delta 1608 Hwy 82 West, Greenwood, MS

Celebrity Reader:  Textile Artist Yolande van Heerden For generations, the women of Gee’s Bend, Alabama have made quilts, many of which now hang in museums as modern masterpieces.  This lyrical […]

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Dr. Carl Rollyson Visit – Speech

Pontotoc Community House 114 N Main St, Pontotoc, MS, United States

Dr. Carl Rollyson will speak to the Pontotoc County Historical Society on Monday, July 18, at 6:00pm at the Pontotoc Community House on North Main Street. He will discuss the […]

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Dr. Carly Rollyson Visit – Square Books Signing

Square Books 160 Courthouse Square, Oxford, MS, United States

Dr. Rollyson will visit New Albany on Tuesday and plans to speak and sign books there. On Thursday he will sign books at Square Books during the closing event of […]

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Dr. Carl Rollyson Visit – Ripley Speech

Dr. Rollyson will visit New Albany on Tuesday and plans to speak and sign books there. On Thursday he will sign books at Square Books during the closing event of […]