NMHS Unlimited Productions and the Mississippi Humanities Council present the documentary film “Mississippi Justice,” a film based on actual events that occurred in Pike County, Mississippi in 1951.  This event is free […]

The 2019 annual Sammy O. Craford Memorial History Lecture will take place Thursday, April 11. This year, Dr. Joseph Crespino (Jimmy Carter Professor of American History at Emory University) will […]

The Margaret Walker Center presents the photography exhibition Everywhere with Roy Lewis as part of its 13th annual student conference at Jackson State University. Roy Lewis has been a celebrated black photographer […]

In colorful costume,storytellers Rebecca Jernigan and Wendy Garrison retell the tale of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. With music, drama and sign language, they recount his fateful encounter with the Prince […]

The 2019 Petal Suthern Miss Powwow will be held on April 13-14 with a school day on April 11. It will take place at Willie Hinton Park in Petal, with […]

Turry Flucker will lead a panel that will focuses on two significant art groups that responded to the Civil Rights movement: The Art Committee for Tougaloo College and Spiral: An African […]

  An hour-long educational workshop conducted by Grammy and Tony Award-winning jazz giant Dee Dee Bridgewater. She will discuss various topics that relate to the heritage and history of jazz […]

This panel will focus on the music from the Civil Rights Era. They will be using audio and video clips from the time period, which is also included within the […]

This panel will discuss aspects of the Civil Rights Movement with focus on their specific areas of expertise.   Facilitator and Panelist: Dr. Robert Luckett, Associate Professor, Department of History and […]

  Florence Mars, whose family go back four generations in Neshoba County, braved social ostracism and threats of violence to denounce the murders of the three Civil Rights workers-Schwerner, Goodman […]