• Remembering ‘Mississippi in Africa’

    Prospect Hill

    Remembering ‘Mississippi in Africa’ – A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding Prospect Hill and Liberian Colonization is a groundbreaking project that will allow the public to learn about oral histories, uncover […]

  • Folkloric Workshops

    Nuestro Arte Gallery 100 W 4th St, #30, Hattiesburg, MS, United States

    Artists Hector Soldo and Jacqueline Gonzalez Wooton will be partnering with anthropologists from the University of Mississippi and the University of Memphis to host the four free workshops, which will […]

    Free
  • MS John Hurt Blues Festival Symposium

    Mississippi John Hurt Museum 1969-2099 Co Rd 109, Carrollton, ms

    The Mt Zion Memorial Fund for Blues, Music, and Justice (MZMF) will partner with the Mississippi John Hurt Foundation (MJHF) to present a two-day celebration of the life and musical […]

  • We Are the Promised Land

    We Are the Promised Land is an altar to Black land legacies in the Mississippi Hill Country that centers the Hollowells and Foxfire Ranch in Waterford, Mississippi. With all the […]

    Free
  • Speakers’ Series: Mississippi to Africa Migration

    Historic Natchez Foundation 108 S. Commerce St., Natchez, MS, United States

    Please come to all three of our MS Humanities Guest Speakers’ presentations! Each will present their research on the history of the Mississippi to Africa migration! Look forward to seeing […]

    Free
  • Speakers Bureau: The Mississippi Plan and the Rise of Jim Crow

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

    Dr. Robert Luckett will present a lecture about The Mississippi Plan. After the Civil War, African Americans in the South, newly freed, expressed a tangible optimism that led to the […]

    Free
  • Speakers’ Series: Mississippi to Africa Migration

    Historic Natchez Foundation 108 S. Commerce St., Natchez, MS, United States

    Please come to all three of our MS Humanities Guest Speakers’ presentations! Each will present their research on the history of the Mississippi to Africa migration! Look forward to seeing […]

    Free
  • Spirit Dolls Workshop

    Nuestro Arte Gallery 100 W 4th St, #30, Hattiesburg, MS, United States

    Mississippi Latinx Art Association Partners with University Anthropologists to Host Free Folkloric Art Workshops in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. This program is financially assisted by the National Endowment for the Humanities through […]

    Free
  • Nuestro Mississippi Exhibit

    Mississippi Museum of Art 380 South Lamar Street, Jackson, MS

    Join us for the opening of the special exhibition Nuestro Mississippi, a collection of photographs by photographer Rojelio Rodriguez, documenting Mississippi’s Hispanic community—their resilience, historical impact, and ongoing contributions to […]

  • Sunday Screening: An Ordinary Hero

    TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS 222 NORTH STREET , JACKSON, MS, United States

    Join us for a screening of An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of […]

    Free
  • Museum After Hours “Nuestro Mississippi”

    Mississippi Museum of Art 380 South Lamar Street, Jackson, MS

    This month’s Museum After Hours, on August 15 at 5 PM we’re celebrating the opening of the special exhibition “Nuestro Mississippi.” This stunning collection of photographs by Rojelio Rodriguez captures […]

    Free
  • Freedom Trail Marker Unveiling

    Atlantic City Board Walk Atlantic City, NJ, United States

    MHC will unveil the first Freedom Trail marker outside of the state on August 20th in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This marker will honor the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and […]

    Free