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SUMMARY:Spark! Places of Innovation exhibit in Greenville
DESCRIPTION:Spark! Places of Innovation exhibit in Greenville\n \nJoin MHC in Greenville for the Spark! Places of Innovation tour of Mississippi! \nAugust 22-October 3\, 2026\nGreenville Higher Education Center at Mississippi Delta Community College Greenville Campus \n662-332-8500 | msdelta.edu/ghec/\nExhibit hours: \nAcross 2026-2027\, the Mississippi Humanities Council presents Spark! Places of Innovation\, a Smithsonian traveling exhibit touring Utica\, Meridian\, Greenville\, Oxford\, Hattiesburg\, and Gulfport. Special thanks to our statewide sponsor\, Cadence Bank\, for making this possible! \nABOUT SPARK!:\nThe story of human history is written in inventions and innovations. Across our nation. And right here in Mississippi. Join us in 2026-2027 to catch a new Smithsonian traveling exhibit touring the state…and spark some new ideas of your own. \nSpark! uses photographs\, digital stories\, objects\, and interactive elements to explore the places\, people\, and circumstances that ignite innovation and invention in rural communities across our nation. The exhibit also offers a springboard for diverse local programming\, spotlighting the stories\, ideas\, and innovations of Mississippians — and a call to contribute to the future of the towns we call home. \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/spark-places-of-innovation-exhibit-in-greenville/
LOCATION:Greenville Higher Education Center\, 2900 US-1 South\, Greenville\, MS\, 38701
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "Before Natchez: A Journey Through Humanity’s Deep South"
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Tracy Collins presents “Before Natchez: A Journey Through Humanity’s Deep South” on September 9\, at 2:30 p.m. \nThis presentation captures Dr. Tracy “Rev” Collins’s descent into the intricate layers of history–an exploration that blurs the boundaries between myth\, memory\, and human experience in the Deep South. Before Natchez traces the evolution of humanity in the region now called Mississippi\, beginning with the ancient seas that shaped its fertile river basin and the rise of the Mississippian peoples\, ancestors of the Yazoo\, Biloxi\, and Natchez tribes. \nFrom this deep past emerges a story of encounter and exchange. When the French arrived\, they called the powerful Natchez people “Indians\,” but their world was already one of complex diplomacy\, trade\, and cultural synthesis. Collins examines how the Natchez engaged with African peoples brought to the region–often through French mediation–and how shared technologies\, beliefs\, and social structures fostered forms of cooperation that challenge the conventional narrative of slavery. \nThis presentation invites audiences to reconsider early Mississippi as more than a colonial frontier. It becomes a crucible of humanity itself–a place where cultures met\, mingled\, and sometimes collided\, revealing both the promise and peril at the heart of the American story.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-before-natchez-a-journey-through-humanitys-deep-south/
LOCATION:Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at The University of Southern MIssissippi\, 118 College Dr #5055\, Hattiesburg\, MS\, 39406\, United States
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