Cottrell Street is one of the most historic streets in the City of WestPoint and leaders wanted to spread some of the history to those who don’t know much about it. Cottrell Street used to be the life of West Point in the 50’s and 60’s but things died down after that. Now town leaders […]
- On June 4, the historic M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge will be added to the Mississippi Freedom Trail. Visit Jackson, Visit Mississippi, and the Mississippi Humanities Council are organizing the unveiling ceremony that will be a part of the M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge Homecoming activities that day. The historic site served as a sanctuary for […]
The Center for Social Entrepreneurship will provide a free E-STEAM Summer Camp to promote entrepreneurship, STEAM, and the arts 4th and 5th graders residing in West Jackson, MS. The four week camp is scheduled for June 2023 with daily sessions Monday-Friday 8:---2:00. Cap will be help at iVilliage Community House to provide easy access for […]
The performance is a theatrical adaptation of the award winning children's book Voices of Freedom Fannie Lou Hamer Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement authored by Carol Boston Weatherford. The actors are faith, school and civic community members in Winona and the counties of Mongomery and Carroll. Voices of Freedom chronicles Mrs. Hamer's life from childhood through […]
The Mississippi Humanities Council and The Southern Poverty Law Center are co-sponsoring the Jackson premiere screening of the Mississippi-based documentary, IN THE BONES, directed by Kelly Duane de la Vega and produced by Jessica Anthony. The Screening is at the Capri Theatre June 15th at 6:30pm. Having previously screened at the New Orleans, Atlanta, Nashville, […]
What is the legacy of freedom in Mississippi and what challenges are Black Mississippians facing today? Join us for this enlightening community conversation on the legacy of Juneteenth with some of our brightest scholars. This conversation will be focused on Black Mississippian's liberation story and try to answer the question, "Are We Really Free?" […]
A Juneteenth Celebration will be held at Valena C. Jones School on June 17, 2023, to announce the kickoff of an Oral History Project. The project is to begin collecting contact information for former teachers and students who are interested in participating in interviews. Juneteenth celebrates the independence of Black Americans, and the celebration is […]
Prepare for a full day of teach and learning African American History! The Juneteenth celebration consist of a Freedom Parade, Reenactment of Notification to African Americans being freed from slavery, Tour of Actual Slave quarters at Craft House and a full teaching and learning about slavery and Black History. Freedom parade starts at noon. The […]
The Mississippi Humanities Council (MHC) is partnering with the Mississippi Film Office and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History to bring free, high-quality documentary film screenings to public audiences each month for the next year. Up first will be Promised Land: The Story of Mound Bayou, a documentary film about a small town deep […]
Landmarks in Humanities: Teaching Architecture, History and Culture Using Historic Places will occur over three weeks hosted by The Alex Foundation. A financial gift from the Steve Azar St. Cecilia Foundation to Alex Foundation will give rising 7th grade students in the Delta the opportunity to tour The Belmont 1857 (formerly Belmont Plantation) beginning July […]
Free summer youth workshop engaging middle school students with local architecture, history and culture. Programming will take place at The Belmont 1857, a former plantation home in Greenville and the Grammy Museum Mississippi.
The Rosedale Freedom Project will begin with two 5-day intensive workshop for 7-12th grader students during the Freedom Summer Program. Eligible students are 7-12th graders in West Bolivar and Sunflower Counties. The workshops will be facilitated by Mississippi based Lanitx Poet C.T. Salazar. The culmination of the project will be a public showcase in […]
