This talk traces the roots of the modern civil rights movement to World War II, a movement that began long before the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954 and lasted long after Dr. King’s assassination in Memphis in 1968, a movement that in many ways never ended. Specifically, Dr. Luckett discusses the major […]
The Oxford Film Festival will host a screening of All The Difference at the Burns Belfry on August27 at 630 p.m. The largely invisible and often crushing struggles of young African-American men come vividly — and heroically — to life in All the Difference, which traces the paths of two teens from the South Side […]
Join the Mississippi Humanities Council at Lucky Town Brewing Company for the third and final installment in our summer series "Ideas on Tour." On August 28, we'll examine the idea of cultural appropriation through the lenses of food, clothing, race, and music. What's the line between appropriation and appreciation? How do we know what is "good" appropriation and […]
The Lower Mississippi River Foundation will host Water/Ways, a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution, from August 31 through October 13. Water/Ways is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main Street division of the Smithsonian Institution. It consists of five free-standing display units incorporating photographs and text as well as numerous interactives ranging from basic […]
On Friday, August 31, the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit Water/Ways will officially open at the Lower Mississippi River Foundation in Clarksdale. The grand opening event will be the first time for the Clarksdale community to come out and visit the exciting new exhibit, which will be on display at the Quapaw Canoe Company through October 13. Water/Ways is […]
On Saturday, September 1, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will host Dr. Wang Ping to present her program "Spirituality and Rivers" at the Quapaw Canoe Company in Clarksdale. The program, which is free and open to the public, will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit "Water/Ways," on display in Clarksdale through […]
In Search of the Truth (The Truth Booth) is an installation comprised of a touring, portable, inflatable ‘Truth Booth’ that embarked on a world tour at the Galway Arts Festival, Ireland in 2011 . The exterior is iconically shaped like a giant cartoon speech bubble with the word ‘TRUTH’ boldly printed on the side. The interior acts […]
Delta State University will host Ellen Ann Fentress, author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker, on September 6th. At 6PM, DSU will screen Eyes on Mississippi, a documentary chronicling the life and work of journalist Bill Minor through his newspaper columns reporting race during the civil rights era. The event will be free and open to the public […]
MHC Sponsored Events include: Saturday, 9/8 8:00AM-- Tom's Columbus 12:00 noon-- Tennessee Williams Tribute Cinema: RAC screening of movie BOOM based on the Tennesse Williams play "Milk Train."
Who were the people who became most involved in the Civil Rights Movement? Who were its leaders and footsoldiers? How do we even define such roles? Who are the people who have become immortalized as heroes in our memory of the movement? Why? This presentation will explore the multitude of ways that women became involved […]
On September 8, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will host Dr. James Giesen of the MHC’s Speakers Bureau to present his free and open to the public lecture “Water Ways: Ebbs & Flows of Mississippi History” at the Quapaw Canoe Company in Clarskdale. The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling […]
Diane Williams, storyteller and fiber artist, begins her presentation with a discussion of Kente cloth weaved fibers of West Africa and moves on to utilitarian quilts made by African slaves in America who sewed for their owners. She provides a reflective look at how the designs of Underground Railroad quilts relate to storytelling, and explores […]
