Crossroads @ Waveland: Agricultural Changes of Hancock County

Waveland Public Library 345 Coleman Ave., Waveland, MS, United States

On July 24, the Waveland Ground Zero Hurricane Museum will host a free and open to the public titled "Agricultural Changes of Hancock County." The event will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Waveland through August 14. Dr. Christian Stephenson of the Mississippi State Extension […]

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Crossroads @ Waveland: African American History and Influence in Hancock County

Pearlington Public Library 6096 1st Ave, Pearlington, MS, United States

On July 28, the Waveland Ground Zero Hurricane Museum will host a free and open to the public titled "African American History and Influence in Hancock County." The event will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Waveland through August 14. Art Clementin, retired school principal […]

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Girls Write the World Documentary Shorts

Online Event

  3-5 documentary shorts that will be created by young women ages 14-18 living in Washington county who are all current GWTW participants. these works will be designed by the young women, will center their lived experiences, and will feature their poetry.  The videos will be posted to the Girls Write the World website.

Crossroads @ Waveland: Logtown to Infinity

Bay St. Louis Public Library 312 Hwy 90, Bay St. Louis, MS, United States

On August 4, the Waveland Ground Zero Hurricane Museum will host a free and open to the public titled "Logtown to Infinity." The event will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Waveland through August 14. The Logtown community near Waveland was once the site of […]

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Speakers Bureau – White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America

Online Event

Children growing up in the United States are living in a world with ongoing public debates about race, daily displays of racial violence, and for some, an increased awareness surrounding inequality. Based on two years of ethnographic research with affluent, white kids and their families, this talk examines how white kids learn about race, racism, […]

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Crossroads @ Waveland: Exploring Rural Mississippi Through Population Studies

Studio Waveland 228 Coleman Ave., Waveland, MS, United States

On August 11, the Waveland Ground Zero Hurricane Museum will host Dr. John Green, state scholar for the Crossroads exhibit, to present his free program, “From Snapshots to a Collage: Exploring Rural Mississippi through Population Studies.” The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Waveland […]

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Mississippi Elegy: Southern Depictions of Life and Death

Walter Anderson Museum of Art 510 Washington Ave, Ocean Springs, MS

An exhibition and related components exploring concepts of grief and mourning through the lens of nature and the Southern land. Included in the exhibition are memento mori artworks by Walter Inglis Anderson (1903-1965) and contemporary artist Jason Bouldin (b. 1966), alongside objects from the University of Mississippi Museum’s collections.

Behind the Big House 2021 (Virtual)

Hugh Craft House 184 S. Memphis St., Holly Springs, MS

These are filming dates, this listing will be updated with presentation dates when available.   The Behind the Big House program in Holly Springs, Mississippi interprets the lives of enslaved persons through the structures in which they lived and worked. The program began in 2012 after Chelius Carter and Jenifer Eggleston, antebellum historic property owners, […]

Behind the Big House Virtual Program

Online Event

Since 2012, the Behind the Big House Tour has interpreted the legacy of slavery and presented it to school groups and the general public.  This year, Behind the Big House will take place virtually and will feature five professional interpreters who will discuss architecture, cuisine, laundry, and brick-making.  Their demonstrations will be presented for all […]

Free

Evicted: The Intersection of Policy, Activism, and Economic Well-Being

Online Event

Hope Policy Institute, Mississippi NAACP, Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative, Children’s Defense Fund, Mississippi Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers Margaret Walker Center Facebook and YouTube 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Free

SB – Rogers – Learning Mississippi Through Historical Markers

Town of Carrollton

From traditional green historical markers to the Mississippi Blues Trail, Freedom Trail, Country Music Trail, and Mississippi Mound Trail, the state’s history is told along its roads. The speaker takes a fun romp through history that will interest anyone who likes fascinating trivia about the state. Learn More: https://visitcarrolltonms.com/carrollton-pilgrimage/  

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