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SUMMARY:The History of This Place: Mississippi's Bicentennial in Itawamba County
DESCRIPTION:WELCOME CENTER CELEBRATION  \nItawamba County is blessed to have one of the thirteen Welcome Centers in Mississippi. The Itawamba County Welcome Center is located in the northeastern area of the State\, known as the Hills region. Perched on a hillside at the western tip of the Appalachians\, the Welcome Center\noverlooks Interstate 22 and evokes the antebellum South with its beautiful Williamsburg design. \nAnd\, as part of the Bicentennial celebrations\, the Bicentennial Committee will make presentations on life\, art\, music\, and commerce\, using photographs from the 1800 and 1900s of Itawamba County at the county’s own Welcome Center. \nIn addition to the local history\, the Welcome Center will also display\nBicentennial materials\, as well as the art show exhibit from April entitled “Symbols of\nMississippi.” Native American artifacts found within the County will be on display\, as a gift to the Bicentennial efforts. Federal judge Michael P. Mills will make a presentation regarding the history of the Itawamba County Native Americans\, their lives in the early 1800’s\, and their exodus.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/history-place-mississippis-bicentennial-itawamba-county/
LOCATION:Itawamba County Welcome Center\,  Highway 78 \, Tremont \, MS\, 38876\, United States
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: Historic Journey of African American Quilters
DESCRIPTION: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 the works of Harriet Powers (1837-1910) and three other female fiber artists. Powers was a model for women quilters of the late 19th-early 20th centuries. In her discussion of 20th and 21st century quilting\, she uses the work of Faith Ringgold\, Carolyn L. Mazloomi and Mississippi quilter/fiber artist Gwen Magee. Williams uses her storytelling skills to explore how images — in pictures\, but also in quilts — can guide us to a place of tolerance\, empathy and sensitivity. \nDiane Williams is a neo-griot\, along the lines of the story­tellers from times gone by when oral historians were crucial to maintaining black folks’ history because book publishers didn’t believe the history worth chronicling. Williams is also a quilter\, an artistry befitting for a woman known for paying homage to the past. Williams uses silk yarns\, beads\, stones and vibrant colors to make traditional quilts with Motherland inspiration to tell stories of strength\, resilience and hope.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-historic-journey-african-american-quilters/
LOCATION:Delta Blues Museum\, 1 Blues Alley \, Clarksdale \, MS \, 38614
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