• Literary Arts in the Delta Festival

    The Washington County Library System in Greenville, Miss., in partnership with the Greenwood, Miss.-based Turnrow Book Company kicks offl Literary Arts in the Delta Festival (Lit in the Delta Fest) […]

  • NEH Grant Workshop

    Dr. Daniel Sack, program officer with the National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Research Programs, will be visiting our region on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Mississippi State University (MSU) […]

  • Ideas on Tap

    Hal & Mal's 200 Commerce Street, Jackson, MS, United States

    Join the Mississippi Humanities Council, Rethink Mississippi, and the Women's Foundation of Mississippi at Hal and Mal's on March 20 for the third installment in our spring series "Emerging Mississippi." Each month, we'll look at […]

  • 25th Oxford Conference for the Book

    Annual literary conference based on the University of Mississippi campus. The 2018 conference will explore a range of topics, from the desegregation of public libraries, the role of long-form journalism […]

  • Delta State University’s Winning the Race Conference 2018

    Delta State University 1003 W Sunflower Rd, Cleveland, MS, United States

    The Winning the Race Conference was developed with three overarching goals: engage in conversations with campus and community constituencies that will build an appreciation for diversity differences and a spirit […]

  • Speakers Bureau: Shalom, Y’all: The History of Jews in Mississippi

    South Mississippi Genealogy & Historical Society 307 2nd Ave , Hattiesburg , MS

    In the early 19th century, Jewish immigrants from Europe began to arrive in the Magnolia State, settling initially in towns along the Mississippi River. Concentrating in retail trade, these Jews […]

    Free
  • Socio-political research through government documents

    J.D. Williams Library 1 Library Loop, University, Mississippi

    Dr. Becky Marchiel will discuss her research on urban history and capitalism and the important role government documents have played in her research process. Attendees will be able to browse […]

  • 2018 Sammy O. Cranford Memorial History Lecture

    Delta State University 1003 W Sunflower Rd, Cleveland, MS, United States

    The 2018 Sammy O. Cranford Memorial History Lecture will feature Dr. Stephen Berry, Gregory Professor of the Civil War Era in the Department of History at the University of Georgia. […]

    Free
  • Speakers Bureau: Southern Wisdom from Delta Church Mothers

    New Albany Middle School 400 Apple Street, New Albany, MS

    Award-winning journalist Alysia Burton Steele’s Delta Jewels: In Search of My Grandmother’s Wisdom is a visual and lyrical tribute to African American church mothers from the Mississippi Delta. This groundbreaking collection of […]

    Free