• Remembering Emmett: From Silence to Social Change

    Mound Bayou Museum of African American Culture & History 200 Roosevelt St, Mound Bayou, MS, United States

    “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 […]

  • Reading the Room

    Urban Foxes Jackson, MS, United States

    The Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to partner with the Mississippi Book Festival and Urban Foxes to present our next Reading the Room event. If you love reading, socializing, and any […]

  • Speakers Bureau: “The American Revolution in the Gulf South”

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

    Max Grivno presents: "The American Revolution in the Gulf South" The history of the American Revolution along the Gulf South is seldom told. Although most of the Europeans who called […]

  • Witness: The Freedom Memory Project Webinar

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    Join the MHC program staff on Thursday, January 15, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. for a Zoom webinar exploring Witness: The Freedom Memory Project. The webinar is free and open to all. Registration […]

  • Sunday Screening: Possum Town

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

    Join us for a screening of Possum Town, a feature-length documentary that explores the legacy of O. N. Pruitt’s photographs in the lives of people from Columbus, Mississippi, at 2 p.m. […]

  • A Gathering of Waters: African American Read-In

    Jackson State University 1400 J.R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS

    Part of the "A Gathering of Waters: The Power of Place & Pen in Mississippi's Literary Landscape" Program African American Read-In Monday, February 2, 2026 10 a.m. -3 p.m. Location: […]

  • HTA Lecture: “Carrying the Fire: Old Books and New Maps”

    Belhaven University 1500 Peachtree Street, Jackson, MS

    Dr. Matthew Guinn will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Belhaven University titled "Carrying the Fire: Old Books and New Maps." The lecture will take place on the […]

  • HTA Lecture: “Mississippi Memory: Landscape, Loss, and Legacy”

    Mississippi State University Bost Theater, Starkville, MS

    Kemeshia Swanson will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Mississippi State University titled “Mississippi Memory: Landscape, Loss, and Legacy.” “Mississippi as Memory: Landscape, Loss, and Legacy” will explore […]