The Alluvial Collective is coordinating a public engagement project in collaboration with photographer Mikael Levin, who is doing an extended photography series on historic sites of slave rebellion. He has photographed three sites in Mississippi, including that of the Second Creek Conspiracy of 1861 in Adams County. One of his main goals is for the Read More >
The Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibition, “Crossroads: Change in Rural America”, looks at that societal change and how rural America responded, and continues to respond today. This museum quality exhibit will be hosted by Mississippi’s Lower Delta Partnership (LDP) in Rolling Fork from March 9 – April 18. “Crossroads” will allow viewers to reflect on Rolling Read More >
The Oxford Conference for the Book is a three-day gathering inaugurated in 1993 and held annually, except in 1997 and 2020. The event takes place in Oxford and on the campus of the University of Mississippi. Since its inauguration, the conference has celebrated books, writing, and reading, and has also dealt with practical concerns on Read More >
Join an open discussion on race and history inspired by Mikael Levin’s photography. Mikael Levin: Barn. Cherry Grove Plantation. Adams County, Mississippi. 2021. The Second Creek Conspiracy of 1861 On April 3 and 4 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Alcorn State University's Belles Lettres Hall, we're co-hosting a conversation and art exhibition to Read More >
The Rosa Foundation continues the successful and nationally recognized program of Behind the Big House (BTBH), an annual public event in Holly Springs, MS. It will be held on the Craft property at 184 S. Memphis Street over four days, April 3-6, 2024. The property includes the 1847 living quarters and kitchen built for enslaved Read More >
Anne McKee is recognized statewide as a passionate teacher of Mississippi history. Through the art of storytelling, Anne McKee uplifts the accomplishments of famous Mississippians and shares explores the history of a land and a people like no other. Native to the state, McKee’s love and support for Mississippi began in childhood as she sat Read More >
Moving Spirits II: The Sheegog/Faulkner Story' focuses on bringing to life through physical gestures and movement, what the University of Mississippi Slavery Research Group (UMSRG) and local historian Rhondalyn Peairs have uncovered concerning the Rowan Oak property, which is famously known as Faulkner's home. Moving Spirits II: A Deeper Understanding of Rowan Oak through Movement, Read More >
Join us for a screening of "Hollow Tree" at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums. This documentary follows the story of three teenagers coming of age in their homeplace of Louisiana. Their different perspectives—as Indigenous, White, and Angolan young women—shape their story of the Read More >
Through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities’ “United We Stand” initiative, the MHC has partnered with New Stage Theatre to tour the timely drama, Anne & Emmett, to various schools around the state. MHC is offering a public performance April 17. 2024 at Forest Hill High School followed by an audience discussion Read More >
UM South Talk featuring Holmes County Oral History film event featuring short clips from Holmes County interviews followed by a panel discussion on Tuesday, April 23 at 4pm in Oxford at Barnard Observatory.
James Wiggins, Historian and Author will present a lecture entitled "Outliving the White Lie - A Southerner’s Historical, Genealogical, and Personal Journey." Social time begins at 5:30pm Lecture starts at 6:00pm The Natchez Historical Society is a historical preservation organization, founded in 1954, and open to the public. The Natchez Historical Society mission is to Read More >
Delta State University's annual history lecture is Tuesday, April 23 at 7 PM in Jobe Hall Auditorium for guest speaker Dr. Douglas Bristol. His lecture entitled " War as Labor: Mechanization, Mobilization, and the Changing Role of Black GIs in World War II" is a look into his current research on Black GIs in World Read More >
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 a fun romp through history that will interest anyone who likes fascinating trivia about the state. Speakers Expertise: William “Brother” Rogers became the director of Read More >
The Mississippi Humanities Council selected Pontotoc to be one of six communities in Mississippi to host the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibit 'Crossroads: Change in Rural America. The Pontotoc County Historical Society will oversee this event developing a local exhibit to enhance the experience of visitors. The Society plans to work with a local company to Read More >
In this presentation designed for young people (adaptable for grades K-12), Catherine Pierce will discuss some of the key building blocks of poetry, share engaging and accessible poems by a range of poets, and lead participants through a writing activity. Participants will leave the presentation with a poem of their own and a fuller understanding Read More >