Our nation is celebrating 50 years of space exploration through the Apollo programs and projects this year and the Delta's men and women were intrinsically […]

The presenter provides an overview of the storytelling Renaissance in America with emphasis upon the oral tradition in Mississippi. The literary tradition of Mississippi owes much to the rich storytelling […]

This presentation 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 […]

On July 16, join the Mississippi Humanities Council and Millsaps College Visiting Writers Series at Coffee Prose Midtown for a conversation on identity in the digital age. The Ideas on […]

Are you the descendant of someone who was a patient or employee at the Mississippi State Insane Hospital between 1855 and 1935? You are invited to tell your story! This […]

This presentation 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 […]

This presentation 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 […]

This presentation 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 […]

The Mississippi Insane Asylum was established in Jackson in 1855 and operated in this location until 1935. During this period, a cemetery was maintained on the asylum grounds in which […]

    Let Us March On: Lee Fieldander and the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom is a documentary photography exhibition that details the events and people who participated in one of […]

Lee Friedlander, Untitled, from the series Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom, 1957, printed later. Gelatin silver print. Yale University Art Gallery, Gift of Maria and Lee Friedlander, Hon. 2004. Courtesy of […]