Water/Ways @ LMRF: Swimming and Civil Rights

Crossroads Cultural Arts Center 332 Delta Ave, Clarksdale, MS, United States

On Saturday, October 6, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will host a panel discussion on the role of swimming and pools during the Civil Rights Movement. The event, which is […]

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Water/Ways @ LMRF: Mississippi River Blues

Crossroads Cultural Arts Center 332 Delta Ave, Clarksdale, MS, United States

On Sunday, October 7, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will host a program on the role of water in the formation of blues culture. The program, "Mississippi River Blues," which […]

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Speakers Bureau: Delta Epiphany: RFK in the Mississippi Delta

Northeast Mississippi Community College 101 Cunningham Blvd., Booneville, MS

In 1967, while visiting Mississippi as part of the Senate subcommittee on poverty, Robert Kennedy cradled hungry children, talked with mothers about how they fed their families and examined empty […]

2018 Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival

Clarksdale Historic Downtown District

The 26th Annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams festival's events will build on last year's new and successful format: A keynote speech and choir performance followed by a tour of historic […]

Water/Ways @ LMRF: River Clean Up

Lower Mississippi River Foundation 291 Sunflower Avenue, Clarksdale, United States

On Saturday, October 13, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will host a river clean-up day to celebrate the closing of the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Water/Ways. The river clean-up day will […]

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“Mississippi Yearning: Beyond Finding Cleveland” Film Screening

Bologna Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall Highway 8 West, Cleveland, MS

Mississippi Yearning: Beyond Finding Cleveland is a documentary film that explores the seldom-told history of the early Chinese living in the Delta during the late 1800s to mid-1900s. The film is […]

“Mississippi Yearning: Beyond Finding Cleveland” Film Screening

Powerhouse Community Arts Center 413 South 14th Street, Oxford, MS

Mississippi Yearning: Beyond Finding Cleveland is a documentary film that explores the seldom-told history of the early Chinese living in the Delta during the late 1800s to mid-1900s. The film is […]

Water/Ways in Ocean Springs

Ocean Springs Municipal Library 525 Dewey Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS, United States

The Ocean Springs Municipal Library will host Water/Ways, a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution, from October 20 through November 30. Water/Ways is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main […]

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Water/Ways @ Ocean Springs: Grand Opening

Ocean Springs Municipal Library 525 Dewey Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS, United States

On October 20, join the Ocean Springs Municipal Library for the grand opening of the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibit, Water/Ways. Water/Ways, which will be on display through November 30, is […]

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Reverend Wheeler Parker: Reflection on Emmett Till’s Legacy and America (DSU)

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

As part of a collaborative effort with Northeast Mississippi Community College,  Delta State University will host Reverend Wheeler Parker, cousin of Emmett Till who witnessed Till’ abduction in August 1955. […]

Ideas on Tap: Why Don’t We Vote?

Hal & Mal's 200 Commerce Street, Jackson, MS, United States

On October 23, join the Mississippi Humanities Council at Hal and Mal's-Jackson, MS for "Ideas on Tap: Why Don't We Vote?" The October 23 program, which will take place in […]

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