Located north of downtown Vicksburg on old Highway 61, Margaret's Grocery is a unique vernacular art environment created by Reverend H.D. Dennis. Margaret Rogers Dennis ran the former country store for years. When she met and married Reverend Dennis in the early 1980s, he promised her that he would transform […]
Through its "Bridging Cultures" Program, the International Museum of Muslin Cultures utilizes its two signature exhibitions: "Muslims with Christians and Jews: An Exhibition of Covenants and Coexistence," and "The Legacy of Timbuktu: Wonders of the Written Word" to develop a series of programs and educational opportunities. IMMC's Islamic Thought Institute engages local and national partners […]
These programs are part of the Museum’s Voice and Vision initiative that stages dialogues between the works of Walter Anderson and artifacts from other collections, along with voices across time and place. Voice and Vision includes four in-gallery installations composed of artworks, objects, scholarship, and documentary fieldwork, representing a diversity of stories and experiences rooted […]
In the spring of 1970, college and university students across the country protested against the Vietnam War, racism, gender oppression, and a host of other issues, at times leading to violent and deadly confrontations with police and national guard troops. On May 14th, 1970, students at Jackson State College staged a demonstration condemning racial discrimination […]
These programs are part of the Museum’s Voice and Vision initiative that stages dialogues between the works of Walter Anderson and artifacts from other collections, along with voices across time and place. Voice and Vision includes four in-gallery installations composed of artworks, objects, scholarship, and documentary fieldwork, representing a diversity of stories and experiences rooted […]
School textbooks rarely mention much about the Great War — World War I. Although the United States only participated in the final two yeas of the conflict, it changed the world. Drawing on letters published in Mississippi newspapers from across the state, this presentation tells the story of Mississippians who participated in the Great War. […]
Black women in Mississippi actively participated in the suffrage movement after the Civil War. They fought actively for women’s suffrage even as they supported Black men and passage of the 15th Amendment. With passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920, Black women could not claim victory. It would take another 40 years before they could […]
On July 14, join the Mississippi Humanities Council for the first program in a multi-part series on systemic racism in America. The July program will address how racism exists at the systemic level in policing and criminal justice in the U.S. Panelists include Scott Colom, District Attorney for Mississippi's 16th Judicial District; Cliff Johnson, director […]
At noon on Wednesday, July 22, as part of the #HistoryIsLunch series, Felder Rushing will present “Over and Under the Fence: Historic Passalong Plants as Social Glue.” For centuries, flowers, vegetables, and herbs that survive on little care and are easily propagated have been shared across social lines—both in the open and underground. “Those plants conjure historic […]
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 refrigerators. Although he was only in the Delta for a day, Kennedy, the people he encountered, Mississippi and the nation felt the impact of that […]
In this presentation, Dr. Brinda Willis will explore the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North in the 20th century. Virtual program: Visit link below to attend
HumBox, the Mississippi Humanities Council’s newest virtual program, allows communities to come together for relevant, humanities-based conversations in the safety of their own homes. HumBox is a digital resource box curated and compiled by the MHC and scholars that combines educational information, resources, and the opportunity for community-based discussion. On July 31, the MAX in Meridian will host the […]
