Ideas on Tour: Truth Decay?
Join the Mississippi Humanities Council at the The Flamingo on July 31 for the second installment in our summer series "Ideas on Tour." On July 31, we'll explore the idea of truth. Does absolute […]
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The Flamingo 3011 N State St, Jackson, MS, United States
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Ideas on Tap (Oxford): Easy as ABC? Early Childhood Learning in Mississippi
Proud Larry's 211 South Lamar Blvd, Oxford, MS, United StatesJoin the Mississippi Humanities Council, the Graduate Center for the Study of Early Learning, and the North Mississippi Education Consortium at Proud Larry's on August 2 for "Ideas on Tap: […]
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Water/Ways @ MIHM: Ebbs & Flows of Mississippi History
Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum 1808 4th Street, Meridian, MS, United StatesOn August 2, the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum will host Dr. James Giesen of the MHC’s Speakers Bureau to present his free and open to the public lecture “Water Ways: […]
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Speakers Bureau: Mississippi Telling
Hernando Farmer's Market 2535 Hwy 51, Hernando, MSRebecca Moore Jernigan is an internationally recognized scholar and professional storyteller who resides in Oxford.
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Water/Ways @ MIHM: Fish Fry & “Why We Call It Soul Food”
Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum 1808 4th Street, Meridian, MS, United StatesOn August 9, the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum will host Dr. Brinda Willis of the MHC's Speakers Bureau to present her free and open to the public lecture titled “Why […]
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Speakers Bureau: All Things Mississippi: The Beautiful Landscapes, and the Great Strength of the People
Meridian, MSAnne McKee is recognized statewide as a passionate teacher of Mississippi history. Through the art of storytelling, Anne McKee uplifts the accomplishments of famous Mississippians and shares explores the history […]
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Speakers Bureau: The Delta Chinese in 20th Century Mississippi
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS, United StatesWhen the Civil War brought an end to slavery, cotton plantation owners sought inexpensive labor replacements and some of the earliest Chinese to the Delta were recruited for this purpose. […]
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Water/Ways @ MHIM: Keep America Beautiful
Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum 1808 4th Street, Meridian, MS, United StatesOn August 16, the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum will host a program titled "Keep America Beautiful" in partnership with the Keep Meridian/Lauderdale County Beautiful group. This program will feature a […]
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2018 Mississippi Book Festival
Mississippi State Capitol 400 High St, Jackson, MS, United StatesThe Mississippi Book Festival, a nonprofit founded by literacy advocates, launched in August 2015 on the State Capitol grounds and continues to draw thousands to its annual “literary lawn party” […]
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Speakers Bureau: The Delta Blues Today
St. Martin Public Library 15004 Lemoyne Blvd., Biloxi, MSThis presentation begins with a performance of Delta blues songs from legendary Delta bluesmen and is followed by an overview of Delta blues and how it spread from the 1920s […]
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Correcting Corrections: A Deep Dive on Prison Education
Old Capitol Inn 226 North State Street, Jackson, MSA deep dive panel discussion on prison education that will examine links between literacy and incarceration, literacy and the inmate experience behind bars and literacy and the re-entry into society. […]
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Water/Ways @MIHM: All Things Mississippi
Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum 1808 4th Street, Meridian, MS, United StatesOn August 25, the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum will host Anne McKee of the MHC's Speakers Bureau to present her free and open to the public lecture titled "All Things […]