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 […]

Mississippi Today Clarion-Ledger Robert Luckett, Margaret Walker Center, moderator

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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., […]

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 […]

On March 10, 1969 52 students were arrested at the Black Students sit-in and spent the night at Parchman Penitentiary.  This film tells the story of the sit-in from the […]

Marino Casem, the longtime coach at Alcorn State University and Southern University, once famously stated that “in the South, college football is a religion, and every Sunday is a holy […]