The Mississippi Freedom Trail was created to commemorate the people and places in the state that played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. With the first markers dedicated […]
Continue ReadingChanging lives by expanding higher education opportunities in Mississippi prisons is the goal of a new cooperative effort led by the Mississippi Humanities Council (MHC). Approximately 77 percent of people […]
Continue ReadingThe Mississippi Humanities Council is delighted to announce recipients for its 2022 Public Humanities Awards, which recognize outstanding work by Mississippians in bringing the insights of the humanities to public […]
Continue ReadingThe Mississippi Humanities Council is delighted to announce recipients for its 2022 Public Humanities Awards, which recognize outstanding work by Mississippians in bringing the insights of the humanities to public […]
Continue ReadingIn 2022, the Mississippi Humanities Council will celebrate 50 years of serving the people of the magnolia state through the humanities. To mark this anniversary, the Council is launching a […]
Continue ReadingThe Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to announce more than $113,000 in grants to 16 Mississippi organizations in support of public humanities programs. The humanities programs funded in this […]
Continue Reading(Jackson, MS) The Mississippi Humanities Council has awarded $450,122 to 36 different cultural organizations through its ARP Humanities Recovery Grant program to help them respond to and recover from the […]
Continue Reading(Jackson, MS) The Mississippi Humanities Council has awarded $450,122 to 36 different cultural organizations through its ARP Humanities Recovery Grant program to help them respond to and recover from the […]
Continue ReadingMHC Awards over $257,000 to Help Mississippi Cultural Organizations Recover from COVID (Jackson, Mississippi) The Mississippi Humanities Council has awarded $257,418 to nineteen different cultural organizations through its ARP Humanities […]
Continue ReadingMHC Awards over $210,000 to Help Mississippi Museums Recover from COVID (Jackson, Mississippi) The Mississippi Humanities Council has awarded $212,500 to fourteen different museums through its ARP Museum Relief Grant […]
Continue ReadingThe Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to announce more than $46,000 in grants to eight Mississippi organizations in support of public humanities programs. In addition to this direct support, each […]
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