Surviving Southampton: A Story in Three Grandmothers

Aven Hall 200 Capitol Street, Clinton, MS

Dr. Vanessa Holden from the University of Kentucky will speak at Mississippi College as part of MC's continued effort to bring lived and scholarly expertise of the African American experience […]

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HTA Lecture: This is a Beast. The Beast is Us.

Delta State University 1003 W Sunflower Rd, Cleveland, MS, United States

Jesse Brown is Delta State University's 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Brown’s lecture, This is a Beast. The Beast is Us., will be presented 2/6/25 at 7:00 pm on […]

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Speakers Bureau: “The Cakewalk”

M.R. Davis Public Library 8554 Northwest Dr, Southaven, MS, United States

If you think the cakewalk is just a musical chairs game to win a cake, think again. Step back into the ’90s to recapture ragtime when the African American “cakewalk” […]

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HTA Lecture: Epic Ideas, Lyric Insights: Homer, Virgil, Ovid

Millsaps College 1701 N. State Street, Jackson, Mississippi

Micael Gleason is Millsaps College’s 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Gleason’s lecture, Epic Ideas, Lyric Insights: Homer, Virgil, Ovid, will be presented 2/13/25 at 4:00 pm on the college’s campus […]

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HTA Lecture: Building A Community of Learners: Fostering Community

Mississippi Delta Community College Hwy 3 & Cherry St., Moorhead, MS, United States

Brandi Pillow is Mississippi Delta Community College's 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Pillow's lecture, Building A Community of Learners: Fostering Community, will be presented 2/18/25 at 11:00 am on […]

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HTA Lecture: The Paradox of Narrating Violence

Mississippi State University Bost Theater, Starkville, MS

Dr. Sol Peláez is Mississippi State University’s 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Dr. Peláez’ lecture, The Paradox of Narrating Violence, will be presented 2/20/25 at 3:00 pm on the college’s […]

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HTA Lecture: Stories That Save Us: Teaching Elie Wiesel and the Holocaust

Meridian Community College 910 Hwy 19 N, Meridian, MS

Amanda Thompson is Meridian Community College’s 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Thompson’s lecture, Stories That Save Us: Teaching Elie Wiesel and the Holocaust, will be presented 2/21/25 at 9:30 am […]

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Speaker Series: Paula C. Johnson

Historic Natchez Foundation 108 S. Commerce St., Natchez, MS, United States

The 2024-2025 season is an annual program of the Natchez Historical Society, consisting of 8 regular monthly presentations by expert speakers on humanities topics pertinent to the history of the […]

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