Mississippi Humanities Council

  • Interpreting Our History & Culture
  • Fostering Civil Conversations
  • Enriching Communities

Hearing Our Past, Shaping Our Future

Smith Robertson Museum & Cultural Center 528 Bloom St., Jackson, MS

Springboard for Opportunities invites you to an evening of celebration as their middle school students present the books they created based on the lives of Mississippi Civil Rights veterans. A Read More >

2018 Petal Southern Miss Powwow

Willie Hinton Park 718 S. Main Street, Petal, MS, United States

The free, family-oriented event hosts people and tribes from all over the country and includes traditional Native American dances, dancing competitions, music and art, as well as food and vendors. Read More >

Free

Providence M.B. Church’s “Tell-abration”

A celebration and presentation of stories collected by Providence M.B. Church's program, Testimonies: Stories of Race and Reconciliation in the Mississippi Delta. Details TBA.

Free

Speakers Bureau: The Early Pioneer Settlers 1790 to 1840

Heritage Academy 623 Willowbrook Dr., Columbus, MS, United States

A living history program about the early pioneer settlers in Mississippi. Discussion centers around how they dressed, built their homes, produced and cooked their food, the use of flintlock rifles Read More >

Free

Ideas on Tap

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

Join the Mississippi Humanities Council, the Women's Foundation of Mississippi, and Rethink Mississippi on April 24 at Hal and Mal's for the fourth and final installment of our spring series "Emerging Mississippi." On April 24, we'll Read More >

Free

Becoming a Citizen

J.D. Williams Library 1 Library Loop, University, Mississippi

A representative from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, will discuss the steps to naturalization and answer questions about the process. UM Libraries’ Citizenship Resource Corner will be Read More >

Ideas on Tap Oxford: What Do We Commemorate & Why?

Proud Larry's 211 South Lamar Blvd, Oxford, MS, United States

On April 26, the Mississippi Humanities Council and the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi will host "Ideas on Tap: What Do We Read More >

Free

Beautiful Agitators

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

The creators of the civil rights play, “Beautiful Agitators,” are presenting a staged reading at Jobe Hall Auditorium, Delta State University, this coming Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Read More >

FREE

Ideas on Tap: What Does Our Government Owe Us?

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

Join the Mississippi Humanities Council on May 22 at Hal and Mal's for a conversation on potholes, bridge closures, and, ultimately, the role of government in our society. We'll use the recent infrastructure crisis Read More >

Free