Speakers’ Series: Mississippi to Africa Migration

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

Please come to all three of our MS Humanities Guest Speakers’ presentations! Each will present their research on the history of the Mississippi to Africa migration! Look forward to seeing […]

Free

Speakers Bureau: The Mississippi Plan and the Rise of Jim Crow

South Mississippi Genealogy & Historical Society 307 2nd Ave , Hattiesburg , MS

Dr. Robert Luckett will present a lecture about The Mississippi Plan. After the Civil War, African Americans in the South, newly freed, expressed a tangible optimism that led to the […]

Free

Speakers’ Series: Mississippi to Africa Migration

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

Please come to all three of our MS Humanities Guest Speakers’ presentations! Each will present their research on the history of the Mississippi to Africa migration! Look forward to seeing […]

Free

Spirit Dolls Workshop

Nuestro Arte Gallery 100 W 4th St, #30, Hattiesburg, MS, United States

Mississippi Latinx Art Association Partners with University Anthropologists to Host Free Folkloric Art Workshops in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. This program is financially assisted by the National Endowment for the Humanities through […]

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Nuestro Mississippi Exhibit

Mississippi Museum of Art 380 South Lamar Street, Jackson, MS

Join us for the opening of the special exhibition Nuestro Mississippi, a collection of photographs by photographer Rojelio Rodriguez, documenting Mississippi’s Hispanic community—their resilience, historical impact, and ongoing contributions to […]

Sunday Screening: An Ordinary Hero

TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS 222 NORTH STREET , JACKSON, MS, United States

Join us for a screening of An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of […]

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Museum After Hours “Nuestro Mississippi”

Mississippi Museum of Art 380 South Lamar Street, Jackson, MS

This month’s Museum After Hours, on August 15 at 5 PM we’re celebrating the opening of the special exhibition “Nuestro Mississippi.” This stunning collection of photographs by Rojelio Rodriguez captures […]

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Freedom Trail Marker Unveiling

Atlantic City Board Walk Atlantic City, NJ, United States

MHC will unveil the first Freedom Trail marker outside of the state on August 20th in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This marker will honor the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and […]

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“JUSTIN” film screening and Mental health panel

Mississippi Museum of Art 380 South Lamar Street, Jackson, MS

Join us this month for the short film viewing of “JUSTIN,” produced by Mississippi State University’s psychology department – followed by a moderated panel exploring the challenges of Mississippi’s young […]

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Possumtown Book Fest

Friendly City Books 118 N 5th St., Columbus, Missississippi

The first ever Possumtown Book Fest on August 24, 2024!The Possumtown Book Fest will be a full day of bookish fun and festivities celebrating the love of reading. We’re working […]

Milagros Workshop

Nuestro Arte Gallery 100 W 4th St, #30, Hattiesburg, MS, United States

Artists Hector Soldo and Jacqueline Gonzalez Wooton will be partnering with anthropologists from the University of Mississippi and the University of Memphis to host the four free workshops, which will […]

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