The Possumtown Book Fest brings literary and humanities programming to the communities of Northeast Mississippi. Last year, nearly 1,000 people attended the inaugural festival, which featured 25 nationally published authors […]
Join us for a screening of The Last American House Party at 2 p.m. Sunday, August 24, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums. This sixty-minute film […]
Join the MHC program staff on Tuesday, September 2, from 2-3 p.m. for a Zoom webinar exploring America250 Mississippi grant opportunities. The webinar is free and open to all. Registration […]
The Fulton Chapel Protest was one of the most significant student-led demonstrations in our state's history. In February 1970, Black students organized a protest demanding fair treatment, more representation, and institutional […]
Join us for a screening of a series of short films, focused on racial violence and lynching, Bootjack and Red, My Father’s Name, and Sites of Memory at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 7, in […]
Dr. Clinton Battle was a physician and civil rights leader in Indianola whose activism brought critical change to the Mississippi Delta. As president of the local NAACP chapter in the […]
Each year, the Mississippi Book Festival unites readers and authors in an exhilarating celebration of books. MHC is proud to be a sponsor of the festival since it began. We […]
Anne Moody was a leading voice of the Civil Rights Movement through both her activist and her groundbreaking memoir Coming of Age in Mississippi. As a student at Tougaloo College, […]
Dr. Stuart Rockoff presents: "Shalom Y'all: The History of Jews in Mississippi" In the early 19th century, Jewish immigrants from Europe began to arrive in the Magnolia State, settling initially […]
“Remembering Emmett: From Silence to Social Change” is an exhibit by the Emmett Till Interpretive Center in support of the Community Read. This event is also supported by the Mississippi […]
Save the date for our first annual Water Valley Literary festival, held at Bozarts Gallery.
Mississippi Freedom Trail Unveiling: The Howze Sisters 182 E. Eucutta St., Shubuta, MS 11 a.m. Read More
