Mississippi Humanities Council Board Meeting
MHC bi annual board meeting will be held at the Mississippi Museum of Art and will feature a tour of Nuestro Mississippi headed IAJE's Lorena Quiroz.
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Mississippi Museum of Art 380 South Lamar Street, Jackson, MS
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MS Delta Tennessee Williams Festival
Coahoma Community College 3240 Friars Point Road, Clarksdale, MS, United StatesEstablished in 1993 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the MS Delta Tennessee Williams Festival will celebrate its 32nd year highlighting the life and works of the great American playwright, Tennessee Williams, while focusing on his roots in the Mississippi Delta and how Clarksdale and Coahoma County influenced him and his […]
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The Harvest Screening
University of Mississippi P.O. Box 1848, University, MS, United StatesThe Harvest Film Screening Join us for a screening of The Harvest, a captivating film that tells the story of how school integration transformed the town of Leland, Mississippi. Date: October 17, 2024 Time: 7:00pm Film Screening Begins Panel Discussion following the film In The Harvest, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas A. Blackmon looks back at how […]
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Speaker Bureau: Robert Johnson at the Crossroads
The Magnolia Coffee Company 428 N Main St, Water Valley, MSIn colorful costume, storytellers Rebecca Jernigan and Wendy Garrison retell the tale of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. With music, drama and sign language, they recount his fateful encounter with the Prince of Darkness at the crossroads in the Delta. In educational venues they stress that the audience is integral to any live performance. They discuss […]
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The Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi
Hinds Community College - Raymond Campus 501 East Main Street, Raymond, United StatesThis talk traces the roots of the modern civil rights movement to World War II, a movement that began long before the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954 and lasted long after Dr. King’s assassination in Memphis in 1968, a movement that in many ways never ended. Specifically, Dr. Luckett discusses the major […]
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“Brother to a Dragonfly” book discussion
University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg , MS - MississippiThis project celebrates the life and work of Mississippi author and preacher Will D. Campbell in a celebration of his 100th birthday. In Brother to a Dragonfly, Campbell writes about his life growing up poor in Amite County, Mississippi, during the 1930s alongside his older brother. The book serves as a historical account of Campbell's life with […]
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PRAGDA Spanish Film Festival
Jackson State University 1400 J.R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MSThe PRAGDA Spanish Film Festival promotes Spanish language and culture by curating a series of films, offering a platform for educational and societal enrichment. This event comprises the presentation of five films that typically extend beyond traditional cinema or streaming platforms, delving into themes that intricately intertwine personal and political dimensions. Each session includes the […]
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The Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister Symposium
Hinds Community College-Vicksburg 755 MS-27, Vicksburg, MS, United States“Shaping the Cultural Environment…a Window on the World”: The Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister Symposium The Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister House Foundation Board is hosting a public symposium on October 24–25, 2024, honoring the life and legacy of educator Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister (1899-1996). Hosted at Hinds Community College in Vicksburg, this symposium celebrates her commitment […]
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Speakers Bureau: “Mississippi Telling”
O.B. McClinton Foundation grounds 2106 Gravel Springs Rd., Senatobia, MSRebecca Jernigan 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 legacy that riddles the tales of our families and our communities as reflected in the works of many of our best authors: Welty, Wright, Faulkner, […]
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Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker Unveiling
Palace Theatre 111 Main St, McComb, MS, United StatesThe Mississippi Humanities Council, in partnership with the Visit Mississippi, is proud to announce a series of Freedom Trail marker unveilings commemorating pivotal figures and moments in the Civil Rights Movement. These unveilings will honor the courage and dedication of local leaders and activists whose actions helped shape the fight for freedom and justice. Four […]
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Where Two or Three Are Gathered: Reconsidering Community & Conversation with Will D. Campbell
USM Liberal Arts Building 114 N. 31st Ave., Hattiesburg, MSThe lecture, “Where Two or Three Are Gathered: Reconsidering Community and Conversation with Will D. Campbell,” presented by Brett Harris, will examine the recurring theme of community and the need for conversation through the life and writings of Will D. Campbell. Harris, a Baptist minister and the host of the podcast God Knows Where, draws parallels with […]
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Great Stories Club
Briarwood Arts Center 614 Briarwood Dr,, Jackson, MS, United StatesIn November, Briarwood Arts Center will host a Great Stories Club, a literary-outreach program created by the American Library Association that provides youth with the opportunity to read, reflect, and share ideas on themes that resonate with them. Briarwood Arts Center will begin their Great Stories Club, led by Tonja Murphy of the Mississippi Book […]
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