Mississippians and outsiders alike have traditionally viewed the state’s population as basically two cultures, black and white, usually in stark contrast and conflict. However, recent attention and research have stressed the remarkable number of ethnic populations in the state and their broad and deep influences in our evolving culture. The indigenous population (primarily Choctaw) quickly […]

"Stella!" Shouting Contestant         The Tennessee Williams Tribute is an annual multi-day event honoring the life and works of Columbus-born playwright Tennessee Williams. This year's Tribute will include four performances of an original play, a scholars' reception, a poetry writing contest and reading, "Stella!" shouting contest, two one-act plays, and a memorabilia […]

      Let Us March On: Lee Friedander and the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom is a documentary photography exhibition that details the events and people who participated in one of the first mass protests of the modern civil rights movement in 1957.  The exhibition will run at Jackson State from August 5 to November 1, […]

Richelle Putnam shares the power and therapeutic value of words and how to explore the future by visiting the past. She shares her personal experience stories from different anthologies, provides writing prompts to spur attendee recollections and teaches how to slip past the protector to reach emotional honesty. Other speaker topics are: “How to Create […]

Participants in the workshop will learn how to combine physical movement with traditional theatre to create a Physical Theatre Work. The participants will learn about the history of the enslaved & Civil Rights at The University of Mississippi, and then use this information to create site-specific works on the campus in areas and on sites […]

    Let Us March On: Lee Friedander and the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom is a documentary photography exhibition that details the events and people who participated in one of the first mass protests of the modern civil rights movement in 1957.  The exhibition will run at Jackson State from August 5 to November 1, 2019, […]

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Mississippi had a serious case of “Archie Fever.” University of Mississippi quarterback and Drew native Archie Manning took the state and much of the country by storm with his legendary exploits on the gridiron and his “all-American” persona off the field. At the Archie Manning Day celebration on […]

Rose Hill Company of Players dress in period costume and tell the documented stories of those buried in the cemetery.