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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Smokye Joe Frank
DESCRIPTION:The 2024-2025 season is an annual program of the Natchez Historical Society\, consisting of 8 regular monthly presentations by expert speakers on humanities topics pertinent to the history of the Natchez area. Scheduled for May 27\, 2025: \nSmokye Joe Frank\, Retired Archeologist and Local Historian: Tracking the Tracks: The Natchez & Hamburg Railroad and the Locomotive Mississippi
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speaker-series-smokye-joe-frank/
LOCATION:Historic Natchez Foundation\, 108 S. Commerce St.\, Natchez\, MS\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250520T180000
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: “No One Writes Songs about Polyester: Re-making Cotton’s Image in the Late Twentieth Century”
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: James Giesen \nMississippi has long reigned as the capital of cotton country\, but by the mid-twentieth century\, the crop’s dominance faced a serious threat from synthetic upstarts like Polyester and Rayon. This talk opens in the storied lobby of Memphis’s Peabody Hotel\, where a Delta planter from Clarksdale tries to rally powerful cotton interests to rescue their struggling industry—not through farming innovation\, but by transforming how the world saw their product. Cotton had become the fabric of choice for hippies and civil rights activists\, while the country’s rich and famous embraced Polyester for its sheen and ease of care. To save their livelihood\, these cotton leaders launched Cotton\, Inc. and the “Fabric of Our Lives” campaign\, one of the most memorable advertising efforts in American history. \nThis fascinating story of cultural reinvention shows how an iconic crop adapted to a changing America and left a lasting impression on fashion\, marketing\, and the landscape of the Mississippi Delta. It’s a tale that connects agriculture\, advertising\, and American identity—perfect for anyone curious about how the threads of our past are woven into the fabric of our lives.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-no-one-writes-songs-about-polyester-re-making-cottons-image-in-the-late-twentieth-century-2/
LOCATION:Anguilla Methodist Church\, 631 Front St\, Anguilla\, MS\, 38721\, United States
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: Music of the War Between the States\, 1861 to 1865
DESCRIPTION:Speaker William P Arinder explores music of the War Between the States\, 1861 to 1865 played on the Appalachian Mountain.  Dulcimer\, banjo-mier and wooden spoons plus period clothing are worn during this talk. Audience may help play the spoons. \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-music-of-the-war-between-the-states-1861-to-1865/
LOCATION:Mississippi Final Stands Interpretive Center\, 607 Grisham St\, Baldwyn\, MS\, 38824-8541\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250509T130000
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: “A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music"
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, Jerry Jenkins will give the listener a glimpse of the Mande Culture of West Africa. In the tradition of the Mande\, the history and culture is orally preserved in the minds and through the music of the Djeli (oral librarian/mandenka hereditary professional musicians). The establishment of the Mali Empire can be recalled and retold in the musical piece of the legendary Densoba (great warrior) Sunjata. This discussion explores the function of the Mande music and musical instruments\, Mande class system\, songs\, ceremonies and stories. The discussion also examines the influence of West Africa on American culture and why the djembe was outlawed during slavery. Participants will learn about the djembe\, its introduction by drummers like Babatunde Olatunji in 1950 and Ladji Camara from Guinea\, and how it spread throughout America. \n“A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music”
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-a-look-at-mande-west-african-culture-through-traditional-music-2/
LOCATION:Instant Impact Global Prep\, 319 US-61\, Natchez\, MS\, 39120\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T123000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
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SUMMARY:Mississippi Freedom Trail marker unveiling for Emmett J. Stringer
DESCRIPTION:The Mississippi Humanities Council and Visit Mississippi will unveil a new Mississippi Freedom Trail marker for Emmett J. Stringer\, a dentist from the Mississippi Delta who fought for civil rights in Columbus and Lowndes County. The marker for Stringer was one of several the Council will unveil this year. Stringer founded the NAACP Columbus branch in 1953\, serving as its president\, before being elected as the NAACP’s statewide president. \n  \nThis unveiling is part of the Columbus Eighth of May Celebration held in Catfish Alley at 11:00 a.m.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/mississippi-freedom-trail-marker-unveiling-for-emmett-j-stringer/
LOCATION:Catfish Alley\, 116 4th St S\, Columbus\, MS\, 39701
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T203000
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "The Challenges of the First Fifty Years of Women's Suffrage"
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Rebecca Tuuri’s presentation examines the first fifty years of the women’s suffrage in Mississippi\, with a focus on the work of the Mississippi League of Women Voters (LWV) from the months before the ratification of the Susan B. Anthony Amendment through the late 1960s when the state’s League was transformed into the progressive and interracial group that it is today. Nationally\, the LWV was the organization that suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt founded in 1920 to replace the National American Woman Suffrage Association and to help educate the newly enfranchised woman voters in America. Therefore\, the LWV in Mississippi was arguably the most important women’s voting organization in the state. This talk illuminates the successes and challenges of Mississippi women’s early efforts to empower voting women around the state.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-the-challenges-of-the-first-fifty-years-of-womens-suffrage-2/
LOCATION:South Mississippi Genealogical & Historical Society\, 307 2nd Ave\, Hattiesburg\, MS\, 39401-3887\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T203000
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "The Challenges of the First Fifty Years of Women's Suffrage"
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Rebecca Tuuri’s presentation examines the first fifty years of the women’s suffrage in Mississippi\, with a focus on the work of the Mississippi League of Women Voters (LWV) from the months before the ratification of the Susan B. Anthony Amendment through the late 1960s when the state’s League was transformed into the progressive and interracial group that it is today. Nationally\, the LWV was the organization that suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt founded in 1920 to replace the National American Woman Suffrage Association and to help educate the newly enfranchised woman voters in America. Therefore\, the LWV in Mississippi was arguably the most important women’s voting organization in the state. This talk illuminates the successes and challenges of Mississippi women’s early efforts to empower voting women around the state.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-the-challenges-of-the-first-fifty-years-of-womens-suffrage/
LOCATION:South Mississippi Genealogical & Historical Society\, 307 2nd Ave\, Hattiesburg\, MS\, 39401-3887\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T130000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
CREATED:20250421T212827Z
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SUMMARY:"The Farming Freedom" premiere
DESCRIPTION:The Farming Freedom television premiere is officially set for May 4 at 11am!\n\nHere’s how to watch:\n\n\n\n Set your reminders now!\n Add the WLBT app on your Roku\, Amazon Fire\, or Apple TV streaming devices now!\n Stream the documentary live on May 4 at 11am on the WLBT streaming app!\n If you live in the central/southwest Mississippi viewing area\, you can watch it on WLBT Channel 3 at 11am on May 4!\n\n\n\n\nLastly\, if you miss the premiere\, Farming Freedom will still be available on the WLBT streaming app to watch anytime\, nationwide!\n\n\nhttps://farmingfreedom.rsvpify.com\n\n\n\nTo license this documentary for a screening in your classroom\, church\, or museum\, and to book a Q&A or panel discussion\, please email Kayla Turner Thomas at kaylaturner91@gmail.com.\n\n\n\nSynopsis: The ups and downs of one Bolivar County farm family tell the story of Black land ownership in Mississippi\, and the long history of obstructions that challenged land ownership for America’s formerly enslaved for more than a century.\n\n\nOver time\, more than 90% of Black land was ultimately lost or dispossessed.\n\n\nThe experiences of this Mississippi Delta family\, combined with interviews from historians\, give insight into what contributed to this massive Black land loss\, with history pointing to mob violence and federal loan discrimination\, but also the impact of the Great Migration. Aiming to enlighten and inspire\, Farming Freedom also looks ahead to the opportunities for closing the wealth gap between non-Black and Black landowners today.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-farming-freedom-premiere/
LOCATION:MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T180000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250416T162345Z
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SUMMARY:Gulf Coast Vietnamese Narratives: A Story of Refuge and Resilience of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Vietnamese
DESCRIPTION:Gulf Coast Vietnamese Narratives: Honoring a Legacy at the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum \nThe Gulf Coast Vietnamese Narratives project seeks to establish the first permanent Vietnamese exhibit at the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum in Biloxi\, Mississippi. This exhibit will honor and preserve the rich history\, contributions\, and resilience of the Vietnamese American community along the Gulf Coast\, particularly in the seafood industry. By sharing personal stories\, artifacts\, photographs\, and multimedia presentations\, this exhibit will provide an immersive educational experience\, fostering cultural appreciation and historical understanding for visitors of all backgrounds. \nThe project highlights the journey of Vietnamese refugees who settled along the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of the Vietnam War\, rebuilding their lives through the seafood industry. This exhibit will explore themes of migration\, resilience\, economic contributions\, cultural preservation\, and intergenerational identity. By integrating oral histories and community artifacts\, we aim to create a compelling narrative that captures the essence of the Vietnamese American experience in this region. \nA launch and reception will be held on May 3rd\, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. This free-admission event will include: \n\nA showcase of local photographers who captured images of Vietnamese refugee communities.\nFormer residents of East Biloxi\, now adults\, revisiting their childhood photos featured in the exhibit.\nTraditional cultural food offerings.\nA dragon dance performance outside the museum.\nA cultural speaker discussing the Vietnamese American journey and contributions to the Gulf Coast.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/gulf-coast-vietnamese-narratives-a-story-of-refuge-and-resilience-of-the-mississippi-gulf-coast-vietnamese/
LOCATION:Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum\, 115 1st St\, Biloxi\, MS\, 39530-4703\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250423T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
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SUMMARY:Reading the Room
DESCRIPTION:Attention book lovers  Please join us April 23rd at 6:00 PM at Exploradora Coffee for our next Reading the Room event. If you’re passionate about books and all things literary\, this is the place for you!Bring any book and enjoy a space to read\, talk books with your community\, and celebrate Mississippi’s vibrant literary culture with us! \nReading the Room is presented in partnership with Mississippi Humanities Council and the Mississippi book festival. \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/reading-the-room-4/
LOCATION:Exploradora Coffee\, 463 Ryland Wy\, Oxford\, MS\, 38655\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250422T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250422T190000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
CREATED:20241111T164111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241111T164111Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Dr. Christian Pinnen
DESCRIPTION:The 2024-2025 season is an annual program of the Natchez Historical Society\, consisting of 8 regular monthly presentations by expert speakers on humanities topics pertinent to the history of the Natchez area. Scheduled for April 22\, 2025: \nDr. Christian Pinnen\, Professor of History and Co-Director of African American Studies\, Mississippi College: Complexion of Empire in Natchez: Race and Slavery in the Mississippi Borderlands \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speaker-series-dr-christian-pinnen/
LOCATION:Historic Natchez Foundation\, 108 S. Commerce St.\, Natchez\, MS\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250416T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250416T150000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
CREATED:20251014T154729Z
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "Spanish Dons in Colonial Mississippi: The Spanish roots of Mississippi’s Cotton Kingdom"
DESCRIPTION:Christian Pinnen presents: “Spanish Dons in Colonial Mississippi: The Spanish roots of Mississippi’s Cotton Kingdom” \nSpain has a short\, but important part in Mississippi’s history. Between 1779 and 1798\, Spanish administrators sought to wrangle profits and people in small outpost\, most prominently Natchez\, along the Mississippi River. Enforcing Spanish laws and customs in a polyglot and largely Anglo-American population proved treacherous and created economic and social dynamics that gave rise to more than one chaotic episode as people tried to gain influence and power along the Mississippi.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-spanish-dons-in-colonial-mississippi-the-spanish-roots-of-mississippis-cotton-kingdom/
LOCATION:Columbus-Lowndes Public Library\, 314 7th St N\, Columbus\, MS\, 39701\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250416T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250416T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T154244Z
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SUMMARY:HTA Lecture: For You\, Music Can Only Be an Ornament: The Life and Music of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
DESCRIPTION:Known as the sister of famous composer Felix Mendelssohn\, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel composed over 450 works despite being discouraged by family members and 19th-century society. Hear stories of her life and some of her most significant compositions\, performed by Dr. Victoria Johnson\, assisted by the women of the Jones College music faculty. \nDr. Johnson is the 2025 Humanities Teacher Award Winner for Jones Junior College. Her lecture is scheduled for 4/16/25 at 10:00 am.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/hta-lecture-for-you-music-can-only-be-an-ornament-the-life-and-music-of-fanny-mendelssohn-hensel/
LOCATION:Jones College\, 900 S Court St\, Ellisville\, MS\, 39437\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250413T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250413T153000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
CREATED:20250320T163510Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Screening: Eudora
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special edition of Sunday Screening of “Eudora” during the Stranger the Fiction Film Festival hosted by the Mississippi Film Society. Please note the showing is at 1:30 at the Capri Theatre in Jackson April 13th. \nRenowned short story writer Eudora Welty is explored through intimate and charming interviews\, both with Eudora herself and with family and friends. Seen through the backdrop of Jackson\, Mississippi\, Eudora is a revealing portrait of adventure\, daring\, humor and love as we meet a writer we only thought we knew. This film is directed by Anthony Thaxton and produced by Robert St. John. \nThis screening will be followed by a conversation with director Anthony Thaxton and other subject matter experts.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sunday-screening-eudora/
LOCATION:Capri Theatre\, 3023 N State St\,\, Jackson\, 39216\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250411T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250412T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
CREATED:20250319T164241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T164241Z
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SUMMARY:Rust College French Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Rust College\, Division of Humanities\, French Film Festival for ‘The Young Who Want to go to France’ is a public program film festival combined with a real-aloud workshop of dissertations and film criticism essays on black bodies in cinema. We will also host a writing workshop to expand upon on our current journal-writing/personal narrative project – to be digitized in the future. \nFilm screenings: April 11\, 12. \n\nRead-alouds of the following dissertations:\nfilming of the adaptation of William Faulkner’s novel ‘Intruder in the Dust.’ (April 11)\nPerformance by the Rust College A’Cappella Choir under the direction of Dr. Karl Twyner\, Dean of Humanities. (April 12)\n\nGraded and archived personal narrative coursework expanded to include journaling the film festival experience by Rust College students – this is part of an ongoing writing project that will be digitized\, published and archived. \nThe venue for all talks and screenings: Morehouse Auditorium\, Natalie Doxey Fine Arts Building\, Rust College campus.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/rust-college-french-film-festival-2/
LOCATION:Rust College\, 150 Rust Ave\, Holly Springs\, MS\, 38635\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
CREATED:20250319T180126Z
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SUMMARY:Writer in Residence Public Reading
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 10 \n7:30-8:30 Reading/Q&A in Old Main 1030 \n8:30 – 9pm Book Signing \nChigozie Obioma\, a Nigerian writer and the Helen S. Lanier Distinguished Professor at the University of Georgia whose first two novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize\, will spend a week (April 8-12) at Mississippi State University as the Writer in Residence\, engaging with students and faculty as well as the wider community of the Golden Triangle area. He will give a reading of his work that is free and open to the public. \nThe centerpiece of his visit—the public reading—will take place on Thursday\, April 10 at 7:30 pm to allow working members of the community to attend. It will be free and open to the public and will be held in the Old Main academic building on Mississippi State’s campus\, which is on a bus line\, has parking\, and is handicap accessible\, ensuring that the reading will be approachable to a public audience. \nFor the public reading\, Obioma will read some of his writing. He is a gifted public speaker\, and he will engage the audience\, not only because his language is so vivid\, but because his focus on family dynamics and the unique struggles of Nigeria\, the country in which he grew up. All of these themes have a great potential to connect with a large audience. \nThrough this reading\, Obioma will prompt the audience to engage with their own histories and heritages so that they may more profoundly make sense of their lives and the human condition. \nThe public reading will end with a Q&A between Obioma and the audience\, and\, afterwards\, attendants can buy signed copies of his novels.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/writer-in-residence-public-reading/
LOCATION:Mississippi State University Campus\, Starkville\, MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T193000
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "No One Writes Songs about Polyester: Re-making Cotton’s Image in the Late Twentieth Century"
DESCRIPTION:James Giesen presents “No One Writes Songs about Polyester: Re-making Cotton’s Image in the Late Twentieth Century.” \nMississippi has long reigned as the capital of cotton country\, but by the mid-twentieth century\, the crop’s dominance faced a serious threat from synthetic upstarts like Polyester and Rayon. This talk opens in the storied lobby of Memphis’s Peabody Hotel\, where a Delta planter from Clarksdale tries to rally powerful cotton interests to rescue their struggling industry—not through farming innovation\, but by transforming how the world saw their product. Cotton had become the fabric of choice for hippies and civil rights activists\, while the country’s rich and famous embraced Polyester for its sheen and ease of care. To save their livelihood\, these cotton leaders launched Cotton\, Inc. and the “Fabric of Our Lives” campaign\, one of the most memorable advertising efforts in American history.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-no-one-writes-songs-about-polyester-re-making-cottons-image-in-the-late-twentieth-century/
LOCATION:Delta State University\, 1003 W Sunflower Rd\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38733\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T130000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "Wanted--1\,000\,000 Frogs: Weird and Wonderful Things Found in Mississippi Newspapers"
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by speaker Tracy Carr: \nA monkey named Jocko who lived at the Great Southern Hotel in Gulfport\, the biggest cabbage in Coahoma County\, and lots and lots of crime: these are the stories found in Mississippi’s historical newspapers. Ranging from the late 1800s to midcentury\, these newspaper articles from across the state are given context (and some fact-checking) in this presentation. \nWhat can old news tell us about Mississippians of the past? We can learn what was important and interesting to them\, through both the “news” articles and the advertisements. We can learn what trends came and went and how attitudes changed. We can learn how easy it was to shape the public’s perception of events\, and what power someone writing and article for a newspaper had in the days before fact-checking and accountability. Learning what information people had about an event or person helps to inform why those people were the way they were. \nWhile some remain mysteries (including why the Mitchell brothers\, farmers from Jonestown\, were looking for a million frogs in an advertisement)\, the interesting and odd news items that made it into the papers are researched and explained. Topics discussed include embezzlements\, murders\, bootlegging\, accidental deaths in large dough mixers\, hookworms\, fish falling from the sky\, and a Holmes County psychic\, among others.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-wanted-1000000-frogs-weird-and-wonderful-things-found-in-mississippi-newspapers/
LOCATION:Embassy Suites by Hilton Jackson North Ridgeland\, 200 Township Ave\, Ridgeland\, MS\, 39157\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Madison- Ridgeland Rotary":MAILTO:madridrotary@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250409T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250409T183000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
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SUMMARY:Writer in Residence
DESCRIPTION:Chigozie Obioma\, a Nigerian writer and the Helen S. Lanier Distinguished Professor at the University of Georgia whose first two novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize\, will spend a week (April 8-12) at Mississippi State University as the Writer in Residence\, engaging with students and faculty as well as the wider community of the Golden Triangle area. He will give a reading of his work that is free and open to the public. \nThe centerpiece of his visit—the public reading—will take place on Thursday\, April 10 at 7:30 pm to allow working members of the community to attend. It will be free and open to the public and will be held in the Old Main academic building on Mississippi State’s campus\, which is on a bus line\, has parking\, and is handicap accessible\, ensuring that the reading will be approachable to a public audience. \nFor the public reading\, Obioma will read some of his writing. He is a gifted public speaker\, and he will engage the audience\, not only because his language is so vivid\, but because his focus on family dynamics and the unique struggles of Nigeria\, the country in which he grew up. All of these themes have a great potential to connect with a large audience. \nThrough this reading\, Obioma will prompt the audience to engage with their own histories and heritages so that they may more profoundly make sense of their lives and the human condition. \nThe public reading will end with a Q&A between Obioma and the audience\, and\, afterwards\, attendants can buy signed copies of his novels. \nObioma’s visit will also include a free virtual workshop (April 9 at 5:30 pm) open to the public. He will speak about “the fiction condition\,” focusing on how character-driven fiction can uncover truths about human nature. By doing so\, Obioma will highlight the guidance in empathy and self-reflection that literature can afford its readers. He will discuss these themes during the workshop\, providing the audience with the tools they need to better understand themselves and those around them.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/writer-in-residence/
LOCATION:Mississippi State University Campus\, Starkville\, MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
CREATED:20250311T145305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T145305Z
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SUMMARY:"We Make\," A film about Siggers High School
DESCRIPTION:Announcing the premiere of “We Make\,” a film (with Ethan Payne) about Siggers High School\, an all-Black school that served communities in Shannon\, MS from roughly 1940-1970. It was originally known as Shannon Colored School.\n\n\n\nWhat: “We Make” Film Premiere & Community Presentation\nWhen: Sunday\, April 6\, 2025 – 3:00 P.M.\nWhere: Shannon Elementary School (Shannon\, MS)\n\n\n\nBrian Foster began working on this a few years ago—interviewing alumni of Siggers\, collecting photos and historical documents\, researching the history of education in Mississippi. The result is a project that “We Make.”
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/we-make-a-film-about-siggers-high-school/
LOCATION:Shannon Elementary School\, 695 Romie Hill Ave\, Shannon\, MS\, 38868\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
CREATED:20250319T174452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T174452Z
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SUMMARY:The Southern Literary Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Southern Literary Festival is an event held yearly to encourage undergraduate writing and is open to the community\, featuring established screenwriter Chris Dowling April 5. The writer will speak about his experiences and work\, enriching the community not only by sharing the creative journeys but also through sharing the stories of their lives. \nChris Dowling is a screenwriter and director born in Flowood\, Misissippi. A veteran of the movie industry for almost twenty years\, his films run the gamut from faith-based themes to apocalyptic horror\, and he has won awards from the Heartland Film Festival\, the Dallas Film Festival\, the Dove Awards\, and Movieguide. He also has had the opportunity to work with a variety of actors\, including Thomas Haden Church and Dennis Quaid. The major factor in his invitation to this event was the nature of his talent: his success as a screenwriter. \nThe lectures will take place April 5\, 2025 at Blue Mountain Christian University in Blue Mountain\, in Garrett Auditorium 10:30 am – 12:00 pm. \nBlue Mountain’s parking facilities are open to the public.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-southern-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Blue Mountain College\, 201 W Main Street\, Blue Mountain\, MS\, 38610
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blue Mountain Christian University":MAILTO:admissions@bmc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
CREATED:20250319T173908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T174004Z
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SUMMARY:Southern Literary Festival Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:The Southern Literary Festival is an event held yearly to encourage undergraduate writing and is open to the community. Featuring renowned author W. Ralph Eubanks and established screenwriter Chris Dowling\, these speakers would appear on April 4 and April 5\, respectively. The writers will speak about their experiences and their work\, enriching the community not only by sharing the creative journeys but also through sharing the stories of their lives. \nW. Ralph Eubanks is a Mississippi author whose rich prose style and engaging narratives have made him a success across multiple venues. His work has appeared in such publications as The Washington Post\, The Wall Street Journal\, and The New Yorker; he was director of the Library of Congress for almost twenty years; he has received multiple prestigious fellowships. \nChris Dowling is a screenwriter and director born in Flowood\, Misissippi. A veteran of the movie industry for almost twenty years\, his films run the gamut from faith-based themes to apocalyptic horror\, and he has won awards from the Heartland Film Festival\, the Dallas Film Festival\, the Dove Awards\, and Movieguide. He also has had the opportunity to work with a variety of actors\, including Thomas Haden Church and Dennis Quaid. The major factor in his invitation to this event was the nature of his talent: his success as a screenwriter. \nThe lectures will take place over the space of two days: April 4-April 5\, 2025 at Blue Mountain Christian University in Blue Mountain\, Mississippi. They will be held in Garrett Auditorium. More specifically\, Eubanks will speak on April 4\, 2025 at 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm\, and Dowling will speak on April 5\, 2025: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm. \nBlue Mountain’s parking facilities are open to the public.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/southern-literary-festival-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Blue Mountain Christian University\, 201 W Main St\, Blue Mountain\, MS\, 38610
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blue Mountain Christian University":MAILTO:admissions@bmc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250404T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
CREATED:20250319T164129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T164129Z
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SUMMARY:Rust College French Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Rust College\, Division of Humanities\, French Film Festival for ‘The Young Who Want to go to France’ is a public program film festival combined with a real-aloud workshop of dissertations and film criticism essays on black bodies in cinema. We will also host a writing workshop to expand upon on our current journal-writing/personal narrative project – to be digitized in the future. \nFilm screenings: April 4\, 5\, 6\, 11\, 12. \n\nRead-alouds of the following dissertations:\n– See Me Show Me: Black Women Representation in Television Sitcoms by Dr. Lauryn Jennings (April 4)\n– Scripting the Black Body in Popular Media by Dr. Ronald L. Jackson (April 5)\n– Revaluing the Black Body: Changing the Visual Narrative by Dr. Thomas Allen Harris (April 6)\n– Where is the Black Barbie? An Analysis of the Media Portrayals of Single Black Women by BreOnna Tindall (April 11)\nPiano performance of Thelonious Monk’s ‘Bright Mississippi’ by Pianist/Assistant Professor of Piano\, Maeve Brophy. (April 5)\nLecture/Discussion by Languages and Literature Chair\, Dr. John Blumer\, on the subject of the wrap party during Jim Crow at Rowan Oak following the filming of the adaptation of William Faulkner’s novel ‘Intruder in the Dust.’ (April 11)\nPerformance by the Rust College A’Cappella Choir under the direction of Dr. Karl Twyner\, Dean of Humanities. (April 12)\n\nGraded and archived personal narrative coursework expanded to include journaling the film festival experience by Rust College students – this is part of an ongoing writing project that will be digitized\, published and archived. \nThe venue for all talks and screenings: Morehouse Auditorium\, Natalie Doxey Fine Arts Building\, Rust College campus.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/rust-college-french-film-festival/
LOCATION:Rust College\, 150 Rust Ave\, Holly Springs\, MS\, 38635\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250402T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
CREATED:20241023T143032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T143032Z
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SUMMARY:Behind the Big House 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Rosa Foundation continues its annual public event known as Behind the Big House (BTBH)\, a nationally recognized program\, and recipient of the 2024 Excellence in History award from the Mississippi Historical Society. \nBehind the Big House 2025 will take place April 2-5\, 2025 at 184 S. Memphis Street\, Holly Springs\, MS. The property site\, owned by Rosa Foundation\, includes the 1847 living quarters and kitchen built for enslaved Africans and the 1851 family home of Hugh and Elizabeth Craft. The program focuses on the history and culture of enslaved Africans in northern Mississippi with public tours facilitated by experienced historical interpreters. Through narratives that have often been overlooked or suppressed\, our experts will highlight the daily lives and work of enslaved adults and children within the context of the social\, economic\, and cultural context of northern Mississippi in the mid-19th century. \nWEDNESDAY\, APRIL 2:  \n5:30 pm David B. Person Welcoming Reception at The Depot\n6:00 pm Dinner and Presentation \nTHURSDAY\, APRIL 3\n9:00 am – 5 pm Tour Day with Historical Interpretation \nTour Stations:\n1. Historical Context and introduction with Sally Godard\n2. Quarters for the enslaved persons with Joseph McGill\n3. Laundress role with Tammy Gibson\n4. Food and Cooking with Jordan Wimby\n5. Brick-Making with Dale DeBerry and Wayne Jones\n6. Household duties of enslaved children and Museum Exhibit with Sally Godard\, Rolanda Lester\n7. African American Geneology with Deborah Davis\, Rhkty Amen Jones\, Beverly Bevel\n8. Onsite archaeology field work with Carolyn Freiwald and students \nFRIDAY\, APRIL 4\n9:00 am- 5 pm Tour Day with Historical Interpretation (same tour stations as above) \nSATURDAY\, APRIL 5\n9:00 am – 5 pm Tour Day with Historical Interpretation
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/behind-the-big-house-2025/
LOCATION:Hugh Craft House and Property\, 184 South Memphis Street\, Holly Springs\, MS\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Rosa Foundation":MAILTO:sallygodard@earthlink.net
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250402
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250405
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
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SUMMARY:The Thirty-First Oxford Conference for the Book
DESCRIPTION: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 which the literary arts and the humanities depend\, including literacy\, freedom of expression\, and the book trade itself. Beginning in 1999\, the conference has been open to the public without charge. \nThe Thirty-First Oxford Conference for the Book will take place on April 2\, 3\, and 4\, 2025 with events on the UM campus (University of Mississippi Museum\, Memory House\, Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics\, and Nutt Auditorium) and in the town of Oxford (Off Square Books\, Southside Gallery\, Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library\, and the Powerhouse). We will have readings\, panels\, music performances\, and book signings.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-thirty-first-oxford-conference-for-the-book/
LOCATION:University of Mississippi\, P.O. Box 1848\, University\, MS\, 38677\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250330T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250330T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
CREATED:20250318T204108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T214642Z
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SUMMARY:Black Indigenous + Solidarity "We Are the Promised Land"
DESCRIPTION:We extend a heartfelt invitation to join us at Foxfire Ranch on March 30\, 2025\, to honor our Hill Country Ancestors. We invite you to share in stories\, song\, activations\, offerings. We will share an excerpt from our upcoming podcast and feature a panel of Hill Country heirs. We’ll end the day with a special performance by Memphissippi Sounds.  \nIn this space of tribute and remembrance\, we will: \n+ Share and record our stories and memories tied to the North Mississippi Hill Country \n+ Add to a collective map of historical and present day Black stewarded cultural spaces in the region \nIn our panels and conversations we will contemplate: \n+ The history of Black land in the Mississippi Hill Country. \n+The role of Black land as sites for cultural generation and preservation.+ How we honor cultural inheritance and the traditions that flow within our bloodlines. \n+ The vision we hold for these traditions as they blossom in the next century\, and what we choose to nurture or release. \nOur “Hill Country Heirs” panel features Cameron Jones\, Autreniece Folsom\, Stud Ford\, and Annette Hollowell and will be moderated by Rhondalyn Peairs. \nThese local MS Hill Country musicians are not merely artists\, but vessels of ancestral wisdom. As keepers of the flame of our Black folkways\, they remind us that our music is a living connection to all that has birthed and molded us\, including our beloved ancestors. This is a time for deep listening\, for feeling the pulse of the earth beneath our feet\, and for connecting with the spirits of the land. \nFollowing this conversation\, we will enjoy a classic Foxfire Ranch Sunday evening blues show\, free and open to the community thanks to the support of the Mississippi Humanities Council\, the North Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance\, the Open Architecture Collaborative… Tell a friend and bring a friend! \nWe Are The Promised Land Podcast & The Foxfire Ranch Family \nP.S. Tune into our Hill Country Harmonies playlist on youtube to get into the spirit of the day! Watch live performances\, listen to interviews\, and dance along to the sweet sound of MS Hill Country legends here: https://rb.gy/lbkne9
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/13241/
LOCATION:FoxFire Ranch\, 1465 Old Oxford Road\, Waterford\, MS\, 38685\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250328T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250328T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
CREATED:20250303T150933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T151114Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Public Humanities Awards
DESCRIPTION:The Mississippi Humanities Council recognizes this year’s incredible honorees who have made outstanding contributions to promoting and preserving the humanities in our state. Join us to celebrate these achievements at the 2025 Public Humanities Awards Ceremony. \nEach year\, the Mississippi Humanities Council honor scholars\, educators\, and organizations who have made significant contributions to the public humanities in Mississippi. Join us at the 2025 Public Humanities Awards on March 28th at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/2025-public-humanities-awards/
LOCATION:TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS\, 222 NORTH STREET \, JACKSON\, MS\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250327T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250329T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
CREATED:20241209T153137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T140822Z
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SUMMARY:Follow the Frenchmen through Natchez: The Return Tour of the Marquis de Lafayette\, a Bicentennial Salute
DESCRIPTION:The Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration (NLCC) is a well-established scholarly conference in the state of Mississippi\, with an outstanding reputation as one of the state’s most significant annual events devoted to literature\, history\, film\, and culture. \nThis year\, we will partner with the Sons of the American Revolution to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s Farewell Tour. Programming that has historically been the last weekend of February\, is now the last weekend of March to accommodate the tour’s schedule. The theme\, ‘Follow the Frenchmen through Natchez: The Return Tour of Lafayette\,’ will include scholarly presentations\, lively conversations\, and events that examine the life and historic contributions of the Gilbert du Motier\, the Marquis de Lafayette. In addition\, the three-day event will include a live educational encampment with the goal of inviting over 700 children from nearby public and private schools to learn about life during the Revolutionary War through witnessing living history. \nFriday programming will take place concurrently with a second day of the Living History Educational Encampment. As the encampment continues at Rosalie\, we will start the morning with a choice of a second screening of Lafayette: The Lost Hero\, for any who missed it the night before\, or a grave marking ceremony with the SAR. This will be followed by speakers Rev. Jason Philip Bird ‘James Armistead Lafayette: Slave\, Spy\, Patriot\, and Friend\,’ and ‘The Gard Nationale de Paris in America.’ This will be followed by a lunch and presentation by Lafayette expert historian Dr. Robert Rhodes Crout\, who will take us on a deeper dive into Lafayette’s life and legacy following lunch. Dr. June Burton\, author of Napolean and the Woman Question\, will also do a presentation on Adrienne de Noailles\, the wife of Lafayette. Later in the afternoon\, there will be an SAR grave marking at Historic Gloucester\, which will include Sweet Tea and Lemonade in the Gardens along with a house tour. In the evening\, we will gather at Rosalie for a reception. \nSaturday programming will begin with a reenactment of Lafayette disembarking from the American Cruise Line Splendor\, with much fanfare including a brass band\, cannon salute\, dockside reception\, and drum escort parade to the grounds of Rosalie. It will be followed by a ceremony at the Bluff Park Bandstand. Throughout the day\, there will be a silent auction\, historical exhibits\, and a series of lectures. Speakers include Jak McGee Smith ‘Lafayette\, The Young Eagle\,’ Thomas Gerard Lilly Jr. ‘Washington’s Favorite Son\,’ and Julien Icher ‘Lafayette and the Regeneration of European Freedom.’ The day will end with the General’s Banquet\, which will feature period music and dance\, and Julien Icher as the keynote speaker\, ‘Lafayette’s Return to his Beloved America.’
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/follow-the-frenchmen-through-natchez-the-return-tour-of-the-marquis-de-lafayette-a-bicentennial-salute/
LOCATION:Natchez Convention Center\, 211 Main Street\, Natchez\, MS\, 39120
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250325T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250325T193000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
CREATED:20250319T172351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T173310Z
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SUMMARY:Judy Wigging presents\, "A Will of Her Own\, Judith Sargent Murray\, 1751-1820"
DESCRIPTION:Hear Judy  Wiggins’s give a presentation titled\, “A Will of Her Own\, Judith Sargent Murray\, 1751-1820\,” \nJudy Wiggins\, retired humanities coordinator and English instructor at Copiah-Lincoln Community College\, will give a presentation titled\, “A Will of Her Own\, Judith Sargent Murray\, 1751-1820\,” at the Tuesday\, March 25 meeting of the Natchez Historical Society. \nJudith Sargent Murray\, (1751-1820) a playwright\, essayist\, and poet is considered one of the first public champions of women’s rights in the United States.  In ‘On the Equality of the Sexes\,” (1790) she uses humor and satire to prove that women are indeed equal to men mentally if not physically. \nIn 1818\, when she arrived in Natchez with her daughter\, Judith Sargent Murray\, the wife of Adam Bingaman\, brought 20 letter books with her.  Those letter books\, now in the Mississippi Department of Archive and History\, give insight into the American Revolution and her hopes for women in the new Republic. Lack of education\, argues Murray\, is the stumbling block that keeps women in an inferior position. \nWiggins’ presentation will be given at the Historic Natchez Foundation\, at 108 S. Commerce St. The program will begin with a social at 5:30 p.m.\, followed by the presentation at 6 p.m. It is free to the public. The presentation is part of a lecture series that is funded by a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council through funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities. \nFor more information\, send email to info@natchezhistoricalsociety.org. \nCome and bring a friend! \nWHAT: Meeting of the Natchez Historical Society \nWHO: Judy Wiggins will present a lecture titled\, “A Will of Her Own\, Judith Sargent Murray\, 1751-1820\,” \nWHEN: Tuesday\, March 25\, 2025 \n* 5:30 p.m. – Social \n* 6 p.m. – Judy Wiggins’s presentation
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/a-will-of-her-own-judith-sargent-murray-1751-1820/
LOCATION:Historic Natchez Foundation\, 108 S. Commerce St.\, Natchez\, MS\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250323T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250323T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T093548
CREATED:20250318T203807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T203807Z
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SUMMARY:We Are The Promised Land
DESCRIPTION:Come to Foxfire Ranch for two ultra-special [FREE] community days honoring the legacies of the Mississippi Hill Country!\n\n\n\n March 23rd: To kick it off\, we invite you to breathe with us and celebrate regional Black Folk Life with our Hill Country Heirs Day!\n\n\nWe’re starting the party with a beautiful libation ceremony by Rkhty Amen. From there\, we’ll break bread over a hot and tasty lunch\, listen to exclusive podcast excerpts\, and enjoy an enriching panel on Black land\, cultural preservation\, + legacy!\n\n\n\n We’ll engage in remembrance and play through cultural mapping\, storytelling\, + the sweet embrace of community connection.\n\n\n\n Dinner will be for sale and delicious\, as always. It will be followed by an enchanting live performance with Memphissippi Sounds.\n\n\n\n March 30th:\nWeekend Two will be a time of dear fellowship touching on Black + Indigenous Solidarity in the region. More details coming soon!\n\n\nBring your earbuds/headphones!  Tell a friend & bring a friend!\n\n\n FREE admission\, but RSVP for March 23rd! \n Foxfire Ranch\n March 23 + 30\, 2025\n\n\nRSVP here: RSVP @ https://rb.gy/xrftiq
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/we-are-the-promised-land-2/
LOCATION:FoxFire Ranch\, 1465 Old Oxford Road\, Waterford\, MS\, 38685\, United States
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