On March 26, the Mississippi Humanities Council will host its 2021 Public Humanities Awards Ceremony to recognize outstanding work by Mississippians in bringing the insights of the humanities to public audiences. Award winners include Natasha Trethewey, former Mississippi and U.S. Poet Laureate; Dr. James Giesen, associate professor of history at Mississippi State University and state […]
The Marion County Museum will host Crossroads: Change in Rural America, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, from March 27 through May 8. Crossroads is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main Street division of the Smithsonian Institution. It consists of six free-standing display units incorporating photographs, text, and numerous interactive elements. Requiring a minimum of […]
On April 3, the Marion County Historical Society in Columbia will host a free walking tour of Main Street in Columbia. The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Columbia through May 8. The Main Street walking tour will cover six blocks of the oldest […]
On April 3, the Marion County Historical Society in Columbia will host a free walking tour of Columbia's city cemetery. The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Columbia through May 8. In 1825, Gen. Benjamin Lee purchased a parcel of land in […]
The 2021 Sammy O. Cranford Memorial History Lecture will be given by Dr. Julia Gaffield, assistant professor of history at Georgia State University. Dr. Gaffield’s lecture is entitled “Jean-Jacques Dessalines and the Haitian Revolution.” Limited seating will be available in Jobe Hall auditorium to comply with Covid-19 regulations. The lecture will be […]
"The inaugural Glitterary Festival is a queer literary festival with a broad definition of what is literature and what is queer. We’re interested in texts where gender, sexuality, masculinity and femininity can be challenged and explored. We’re invested in conversations about race and class and issues of intersectionality. We’re intrigued by transgressions of boundaries, queering […]
The widely acclaimed Slave Dwelling Project comes to Natchez April 17 as part of an effort designed to bring attention to the world of the enslaved in the Natchez District. Educator and interpreter Joseph McGill (pictured left) founded the Slave Dwelling Project as a living history lesson. His goal is to spend an evening in […]
On April 17, the Marion County Historical Society in Columbia will host a free program about the historic Lampton Rural Center near Columbia, Mississippi. The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Columbia through May 8. Located just four miles south of Columbia, […]
Dr. James Inabinet is the artist in residence at the 100 Men Hall’s Tin Shed in March and April 2021. Dr. Inabinet has spent over three decades asking the question: “Why are our natural and human communities not thriving?” Dr. Inabinet will present his findings in a Tin Shed porch discussion on Friday, April 23, […]
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of women boldly defied Victorian society norms when they disguised themselves as men, shouldered muskets and joined the firing line in the American Civil War. As soldiers, they participated in every major engagement from the beginning to the end of the war. Their wartime experiences and sacrifices mirrored those of their male […]
A panel discussion on documentary "The Parchman Ordeal" with film producer, Mark LaFrancis, and two survivors of the horrific event. The documentary is especially significant to Alcorn’s history and Charles Evers and his brother Medgar Evers both served as Field Secretary of the NAACP and […]
On April 27, join the MHC for the first in a two part series about the changing role of government in American society. The April 27 program will use healthcare access as a lens explore what services the government should or should not provide and how people's attitudes about government support have changed over time. […]
