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SUMMARY:OK\, Mr. Ray!
DESCRIPTION:The Strand Theatre will host a special event featuring the two short films\, “Okay\, Mr. Ray!” and “Ray Lum: Mule Trader.” The short films explore the history of Mississippi\, providing a glimpse into Southern manhood\, community\, and livelihood through the lens of a livestock trader. They also share an overarching sense of “place” and how the environment can contribute to the human experience. A Q&A with author Bill Ferris\, Ashley Melzer\, director of “Okay\, Mr. Ray!”; Betsy Lipscomb\, Ray Lum’s grand-niece; and Henry Harris\, a descendant of mule trader Squire Harris. \nThe event will be held Saturday\, July 13\, at 7 p.m. at the Strand\, located at 717 Clay Street in downtown Vicksburg. The program\, which is supported by the Mississippi Humanities Council – which also helped fund the new films – is free and open to the public. \nRead more at: https://www.vicksburgpost.com/2024/06/29/his-wits-and-his-words-strand-theatre-to-feature-films-about-famed-mule-trade/
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ok-mr-ray/
LOCATION:Strand Theatre\, 717 Clay Street\, Vicksburg\, MS\, 39183
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SUMMARY:We Are the Village: A Creative Listening Event
DESCRIPTION:Raising Children in Central Jackson Oral History Project is now complete and available to hear on the Margaret Walker Center website. You can listen to the 35 narratives here. \nThis collection explores what it means to both be raised and raise children in the neighborhoods served by Operation Shoestring\, a nonprofit that provides year-round academic\, social and emotional support to children in central Jackson from pre-K – 7th grade\, while supporting and providing resources to their families. Interviews were conducted by volunteer community members with their family members\, friends\, and neighbors through a project led by Operation Shoestring’s Research and Data Coordinator Alison Turner.\nJoin the community for a “We Are the Village: A Creative Listening Event\,” come-and-go from 10 am to 1 pm. This event will include opportunities to listen to compiled clips from the oral history collection and create art inspired by those clips. \nThis is free and open to the public so bring the whole family.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/we-are-the-village-a-creative-listening-event/
LOCATION:1718\, 1718 Bailey Ave\, Jackson\, MS\, 39203\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Thirtieth Oxford Conference for the Book
DESCRIPTION:The Oxford Conference for the Book is a three-day gathering inaugurated in 1993 and held annually\, except in 1997 and 2020. The event takes place in Oxford and on the campus of the University of Mississippi. Since its inauguration\, the conference has celebrated books\, writing\, and reading\, and has also dealt with practical concerns on which the literary arts and the humanities depend\, including literacy\, freedom of expression\, and the book trade itself. \nBeginning in 1999\, the conference has been open to the public without charge. \nThe 2024 Oxford Conference for the Book (OCB) will feature several sessions that explore a variety of topics. The dates for the 2024 conference are April 3\, 4\, and 5. Each conference presents between twenty and forty speakers\, mostly writers (poets\, literary fiction\, popular fiction\, and nonfiction authors\, academic authors\, journalists\, children’s authors\, critics\, reviewers)\, but also editors\, agents\, publishers\, librarians\, literacy volunteers and organizers\, booksellers\, bloggers\, and book technology experts. Each year’s roster of speakers is interdisciplinary and diverse.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-thirtieth-oxford-conference-for-the-book/
LOCATION:University of Mississippi\, P.O. Box 1848\, University\, MS\, 38677\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240222T210000
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SUMMARY:Behind the Big House 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Rosa Foundation continues the successful and nationally recognized program of Behind the Big House (BTBH)\, an annual public event in Holly Springs\, MS. It will be held on the Craft property at 184 S. Memphis Street over four days\, April 3-6\, 2024. The property includes the 1847 living quarters and kitchen built for enslaved Africans and the 1851 family home of Hugh and Elizabeth Craft. \nIn its twelfth year\, the program highlights the history and culture of enslaved Africans in northern Mississippi through public tours facilitated by experienced historical interpreters. Our experts will address the daily lives and work of enslaved adults and children\, a narrative that has often been overlooked\, within the context of the social\, economic\, and cultural context of northern Mississippi in the mid-19th century. Scholars from the humanities will be onsite to assist with important conversations concerning the era of slavery and emancipation and the influence of this history on contemporary Mississippi. \nOur goal is that visitors to this program will gain further understanding and appreciation for African American history in northern Mississippi\, claim the responsibility to preserve and promote this history and culture\, and based on this shared knowledge\, will work to achieve a more equitable and improved quality of life for current and future generations.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/behind-the-big-house-2024/
LOCATION:Holly Springs Historic Courthouse\, 128 Van Dorn Ave\, Holly Springs\, MS\, 38635\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Rosa Foundation":MAILTO:sallygodard@earthlink.net
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SUMMARY:Something Better for My Children: Black Education in Slavery and Freedom
DESCRIPTION:As part of our continued effort by Mississippi College to bring lived and scholarly expertise of the African American experience to the campus and the larger metro Jackson community\, we have secured Dr. Crystal Sanders from Emory University as our 2024 African American Studies Lecture Series speaker. She is an associate professor of African American Studies and will share her award-winning research from her book A Chance for Change: Head Start and Mississippi’s Black Freedom Struggle. Her work has earned many important recognitions\, including—but not limited to—the 2017 Critics Choice Award and New Scholar’s Book Award from the American Educational Research Association\, the C. Vann Woodward Prize from the Southern Historical Association\, the Huggins-Quarles Award from the Organization of American Historians\, the Equity Award from the American Historical Association\, and the Willie D. Halsell article prize from the Mississippi Historical Society. Sanders explores how working-class Black women\, in collaboration with the federal government\, created the Child Development Group of MS in 1965\, a Head Start program that not only gave poor Black children access to early childhood education but also provided black women with greater opportunities for political activism during a crucial time in the unfolding of the Civil Rights movement. Sanders traces the stories of 2\,500 women who staffed such preschool centers. \nSanders’s lecture will serve as the keynote for our month-long theme in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Brown decision\, ‘Something Better for My Children: Black Education in Slavery and Freedom.’
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/something-better-for-my-children-black-education-in-slavery-and-freedom/
LOCATION:Mississippi College\, 200 Capitol St.\, Clinton\, MS\, 39056
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SUMMARY:Plant Medicine with Jenna Mae
DESCRIPTION:Medicine Wheel Garden Event at USM Hattiesburg Campus\n\n\nThe Center of American Indian Research and Studies (CAIRS) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is partnering with the Mississippi Humanities Council\, WECAN (Women’s Earth & Climate Action Network) and the Telenutrition Center to present several events throughout the year at the Medicine Wheel Garden\, located on the USM Hattiesburg campus behind the Liberal Arts Building. \nDr. Tammy Greer\, an associate professor of psychology who serves as director for CAIRS\, developed the Medicine Wheel Garden in 2005 along with others to highlight the plants that were used by the indigenous peoples of this area\, and to promote awareness of the rich histories and cultures of Southeastern Native Americans. \nAll events begin at 1 p.m. at the Medicine Wheel Garden; native plant-based snacks will be provided at each event. Members of the university and local communities are invited to these free events. \n*   Nov. 11: Plant Medicine with Jenna Mae
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/plant-medicine-with-jenna-mae/
LOCATION:USM Liberal Arts Building\, 114 N. 31st Ave.\, Hattiesburg\, MS\, 39401
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SUMMARY:Allumer Natchez: History Comes Alive
DESCRIPTION:The third year of Allumer Natchez is moving to Downtown Natchez. The event is open air\, visitors walk from installation to installation\, digital and printed maps are provided. The projects will be located all over Downtown and onto The Bluff. Allumer Natchez is far more accessible this year\, and as always it is free and open to the public. \nThis year at Allumer Natchez\, Mississippi’s only annual light based art exhibition and festival\, university level new media students will create 17 2D paper-cut animations based on historical figures of the Natchez community. These animated figures will orate their short biography via voice over including relevant narratives that outline their impact on the development of Natchez from its inception as a Native American led community until today. The projections will run from dusk until 10pm\, on Friday and Saturday nights. Students will be onsite talking with viewers about their historical figure of choice\, why they chose the person and commenting further on the subject’s impact on Natchez.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/allumer-natchez-history-comes-alive/
LOCATION:Arts Danu\, 334 Main St Apt Mezzanine\, Natchez\,\, Ms\, 39120-3462
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ORGANIZER;CN="arts danu":MAILTO:scondewrites@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231104T163000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T180704Z
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SUMMARY:Jesmyn Ward Author Event "Let Us Descend"
DESCRIPTION:Millsaps College will be hosting Jesmyn Ward on Saturday\, November 4th Gertrude C. Ford Academic Complex | Recital Hall — event begins at 2pm with a book signing to follow.\n\nLET US DESCEND is a reimagining of American slavery\, as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching. Searching\, harrowing\, replete with transcendent love\, the novel is a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation.\nThis event is co-sponsored by The Mississippi Book Festival and the Mississippi Humanities Council.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/jesmyn-ward-author-event-let-us-descend/
LOCATION:Millsaps College\, 1701 N. State Street\, Jackson\, Mississippi\, 39202
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231102T173000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T180626Z
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SUMMARY:Meet NEH and NEA Chairs
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a reception in honor of the Shelly Lowe\, NEH Chair and Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson\, NEA Chair\, November 2nd at Smith Robertson Museum. Please RSVP to kmolpus@mhc.state.ms.us
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/meet-neh-and-nea-chairs/
LOCATION:Smith Robertson Museum & Cultural Center\, 528 Bloom St.\, Jackson\, MS\, 39202
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231101T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231104T210000
DTSTAMP:20260409T070012
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SUMMARY:Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival
DESCRIPTION:We are grateful to have you join us as we celebrate the legacy of Phillis Wheatley\, Margaret Walker\, and Black women writers who have changed the writing landscape as we know it. The Margaret Walker Center proudly hosts the 50th anniversary reconvening of the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival as we lift up this ongoing work of Black excellence through intergenerational conversations\, scholarly analysis\, and creative writing. \n\nKeynote Participants:\nJesmyn Ward\, Alice Walker\, Angie Thomas\, Sonia Sanchez\,\nNikole Hannah-Jones\, Tonea Stewart\, Eve Ewing\,\nCharlayne Hunter-Gault\, Imani Perry\, Paula Giddings\,\nVinie Burrows\, Maryemma Graham\, Carole Gregory\,\nJoanne Gabbin\, Shelly Lowe and Maria Rosario Jackson \nChair: Ebony Lumumba
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/phillis-wheatley-poetry-festival/
LOCATION:Jackson State University Student Center\, 1328 John R. Lynch St\, Jackson\, MS\, 39203\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231030T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231030T220000
DTSTAMP:20260409T070012
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SUMMARY:There's No Place Like Home: Exploring Mississippi Nostalgia\, Memories\, and Politics through the Music of James 'Super Chikan' Johnson
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, October 30 James ‘Super Chikan’ Johnson will participate in a number of events at JSU including hosting a 10 am  listening session to discuss his music with attendees and the use of imagery\, melody\, and rhythm to conjure memories of Mississippi\, followed by a roundtable discussion at 12 pm with Dr. Lisa Beckley-Roberts\, ethnomusicologist to discuss his music as a site for memory that explores themes of nostalgia and sociopolitical reflections over the last 50 years. During this roundtable several of his compositions will be discussed and the audience will have an opportunity to ask questions.\nAt 1pm. the JSU Jazz Ensemble will host a masterclass with the students offering feedback on their interpretation of jazz and blues standards. At 7pm\, Johnson will perform\, with the support of the Central Mississippi Blues Society\, at Blue Monday at Hal and Mal’s for their open mic event there.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/theres-no-place-like-home-exploring-mississippi-nostalgia-memories-and-politics-through-the-music-of-james-super-chikan-johnson/
LOCATION:F.D. Music Hall\, Jimmie James Recital Hall and Art Gallery\, JSU\, 1400 John R. Lynch Street\, Jackson \, MS \, 39217
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231024T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231024T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T070012
CREATED:20231016T130311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231016T130311Z
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SUMMARY:The Weight We Carry" Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:One Book One Pass Project is hosting “The Weight We Carry” Panel Discussion on Tuesday\, October 24th at 7pm at the Randolph Center. Jamion Burney\, our Moderator\, has a great panel lined up to discuss topics raised in “Heavy: An American Memoir” by Kiese Laymon. This is the One Book One Pass selected title. The discussion is supported by a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council (through the National Endowment for the Humanities). This event is free and open to the public!
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-weight-we-carry-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:The Randolph Center\, 315 Clark Ave\, Pass Christian\, MS\, 39571\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="One Book One Pass":MAILTO:passchristianlibrary@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231016T160000
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SUMMARY:The Holtzclaw Lecture
DESCRIPTION:The Holtzclaw Lecture with Ralph Eubanks\, “The Mississippi Delta Beyond the Blues” October 16th\, 2:00pm. \nEubanks argues that every Mississippian should develop a closer idea of the real Mississippi Delta beyond the mythology that has been constructed over the years. In this talk\, he’ll examine the political\, policu\, and cultural issues that have disadvantaged the people of the MIssissippi Delta and the myths that prevent us from seeing them.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-holtzclaw-lecture/
LOCATION:Shirley Hopkins Davis Amphitheater\, 34175 MS-18\, Utica\, MS\, 39175\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231015T163000
DTSTAMP:20260409T070012
CREATED:20230925T170909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230925T170909Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Screening: The Only Doctor
DESCRIPTION:The Mississippi Humanities Council and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History presents Sunday Screening of The Only Doctor in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums on Sunday\, October 15 from 2pm to 4:30pm. The film documents Dr. Karen Kinsell’s effort to keep her rural clinic open in Clay County\, Georgia\, one of the poorest counties in the state. Following the film there will be a Q&A with the director\, Matthew Hashiguchi sponsored by MHC. For more information\, call 601-576-6850\, or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sunday-screening-the-only-doctor/
LOCATION:TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS\, 222 NORTH STREET \, JACKSON\, MS\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T070012
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231009T153850Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Art Crawl
DESCRIPTION:Annual Art Crawl Is A Night Of Artistic Experience And Water Valley Hospitality\nThe Water Valley Main Street Association 15th annual Water Valley Art Crawl is on October 14. The immersive event is a culmination and celebration of all things art; featuring poetry readings\, artist discussions\, exhibition viewings\, musical experiences\, mural and installation stops\, and featured speakers with host locations at historical Water Valley homes and businesses near and in the Historic Downtown Main Street District. \nThe Art Crawl also features a discussion\, brought to you by The Mississippi Humanities Council\, showcasing Quaye Dottie Chapman Reed\, author of Outstanding Black Women of Yalobusha County\, and moderated by Alysia Steele\, Journalism & New Media Associate Professor at The University of Mississippi. \nThis is a free public event made possible by Water Valley Main Street Association\, Mississippi Humanities Council\, Yoknapatawpha Arts Council\, Violet Valley Bookstore\, The Simmons House\, and The Valley Imagery & Productions. Additional information can be found at mainstreetwatervalley.org.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/annual-art-crawl/
LOCATION:Dancing Bear Sanctuary\, Water Valley\, MS
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T180000
DTSTAMP:20260409T070012
CREATED:20230925T152104Z
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SUMMARY:Mississippi River Basin Celebrates 80 years
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URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/mississippi-river-basin-celebrates-80-years/
LOCATION:Buddy Butts Park\, 6180 McRaven Road \, Jackson \, MS\, 39209
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T070012
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SUMMARY:Mississippi River Basin Model 80th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Friends of the Mississippi River Basin Model is a non-profit organization helping to restore the Mississippi River Basin Model\, renew Buddy Butts Park\, and enhance educational opportunities for children in Mississippi. \nThe Mississippi River Basin Model (MRBM) located in Jackson\, MS is a scale replica of the Mississippi River Basin. The site\, which sprawls over 200 acres\, was built by local Mississippians and World War II German prisoners-of-war who were housed in Camp Clinton nearby. The model was an imperative scientific experiment that\, in the time before computers could efficiently perform complicated numerical analysis\, would determine how the mighty Mississippi River could be contained. It is the largest physical model in the world and serves as a tourist destination to this day for visitors across the country and globe. The intention of this project is to educate Mississippians on the history of the MRBM\, Camp Clinton (home to WWII German POWs) and restoration work to date at the model by providing a running video presentation on both topics\, STEM activities\, and a guided tour of the MRBM. \nSTEM Activity: 2- 4\nMovie: ‘Dream Big’ 2:30 – 3:30\nMRBM Tours: 3:45 5:00\nMusic: 4:00-6:00
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/mississippi-river-basin-model-80th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Buddy Butts Park\, 6180 McRaven Road \, Jackson \, MS\, 39209
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mississippi River Basin Model":MAILTO:sarah.mcewen@aecom.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T173000
DTSTAMP:20260409T070012
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SUMMARY:2023 Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival
DESCRIPTION:Annual festival examining the life and works of playwright Tennessee Williams. The 2023 festival will explore two Williams’ plays\, The Unsatisfactory Supper and Twenty-seven Wagons Full of Cotton\, upon which the controversial 1956 film Baby Doll was based. \n  \n\n\n\nTHURSDAY\, OCTOBER 12 \nOverview: Tour the Delta en route to Benoit. Lunch and Program in Benoit; Dinner and watch film in Clarksdale \n10:00 AM | 109 Clark Street | Clarksdale \nDepart Cutrer Mansion \nRide the Coahoma Community College Bus en route to Benoit to the Baby Doll House\, 77 Burrus Road\, Benoit\, Mississippi\n•Enjoy a ride through the MS Delta on Highway 1 going to Benoit. See old homes\, cotton fields\, working farms\, and the levee that keeps the Mighty Mississippi River in place. The ride to Benoit and back is FREE\, but we prefer you sign up. There is limited seating on the bus. You are also welcome to take your own vehicle. RESERVATIONS NEEDED: Email Taylor Armstrong at cchecassistant@gmail.com to reserve your space on the bus. \n11:30 AM | Burrus House | 77 Burrus Road | Benoit \nArrive Benoit | Tour the Burrus House where the 1956 movie Baby Doll was filmed \n12:30 PM | Burrus House back patio | 77 Burrus Road | Benoit \nLunch-N-Learn\nPicnic Boxes available on-site from a Cleveland\, Mississippi\, “takery” called Our Delta Table which specializes in fresh\, wholesome handmade foods such as chicken salad\, pimento cheese\, pasta salad\, fresh fruit. We will have a variety of boxes available (Salad Trio\, Croissant Sandwich or the Turkey BLT Wrap). RESERVATIONS NEEDED by October 9: The cost is $15 per box. Email Taylor Armstrong at cchecassistant@gmail.com to reserve a picnic box. We will share specific box choices as it gets closer. We take cash\, check or Venmo. You may also bring your own sack lunch to enjoy. Water will be provided. \n1:00 PM to 2:45 PM | Burrus House back patio | 77 Burrus Road | Benoit \nScholar Talks \nAll presentations relate back to the Baby Doll film or to Tennessee Williams plays\, but presentations will expand to the Delta Land and Culture\n• Dr. Clay Motley — Presentation l Rooted in the Delta: Baby Doll and the Blues\n• Dr. Ann Fisher-Wirth — Presentation l Comedy and Eros\n• Dr. Jim DelPrince — Presentation l Life in Full Bloom: Courtship Flowers from the plays of Tennessee Williams3:00 PM \nDepart Burrus House\n4:15 PM \nArrive in Clarksdale | Cutrer Mansion\, 109 Clark Street \n5:15 PM to 7:15 PM | Cutrer Mansion lawn | 109 Clark Street \nDelta Dinner Party with Local Cuisine |  A Toast to Dr. W. Kenneth Holditch | Featuring performances by the Coahoma Community College Choir under the direction of Dr. Kelvin K. Towers as well as local blues harmonica player\, Deak Harp\n• The 2023 MDTWF is dedicated to the late Dr. W. Kenneth Holditch\, Professor Emeritus at the University of New Orleans and World Renowned Williams Scholar.\n• Dr. Holditch was one of the original consultants for the Clarksdale festival and served as the keynote speaker for many years as well. We are grateful for his commitment and service as a devoted advisor and friend.\n• Food bites representing the very best cuisine in the MS Delta including barbecue\, hot tamales\, slaw\, baked beans\, kibbie balls\, cabbage rolls\, catfish bites\, fried rice\, egg rolls\, rigatoni and meatballs\, and homemade pie. RESERVATIONS NEEDED: The cost for a dinner ticket is $35 per person/$60 for two in advance and $40 per person at the door. Dinner tickets can be pre-ordered and purchased by October 9th by contacting Taylor Armstrong at 662-621-9344 at cchecassistant@gmail.com. We take cash\, check or Venmo. \n7:30 PM | Clark House front lawn | 211 Clark Street \nNight Under the Stars | Screening of 1956 film Baby Doll  | 114 min \nWith a Special Surprise Introduction by Carroll Baker\, taped in New York especially for our Festival \n(Next door to the Cutrer Mansion – bring your own lawn chair or picnic blanket)\n• Scandalous in its time and still steamy today\, this 1956 film is considered a dark comedy that tells the Tennessee Williams tale of a child-like bride named “Baby Doll” Meighan (Carroll Baker)\, and the men who want to own her.\n• When cotton gin owner Archie Lee Meighan (Karl Malden) destroys rival Silva Vacarro’s (Eli Wallach) cotton gin\, a battle ensues\, and Baby Doll is stuck in the middle.\n• Screenplay written by Tennessee Williams and based on two of his one-act plays (The Unsatisfactory Supper and 27 Wagons Full of Cotton)\, Elia Kazan’s shot-on-location film creation reveals gender\, class\, and racial prejudices experienced in the Mississippi heat.\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n \n\n\nFRIDAY\, OCTOBER 13 \nOverview: Scholar Presentation and Performances \nCoahoma Community College (9:15 am to 12:15pm)  \nVarious locations in downtown Clarksdale (Afternoon) \nAll events and performances are in Clarksdale \n9:15 AM | CCC Georgia Lewis Theater | 3240 Friars Point Rd \nPresentation | W. Ralph Eubanks | Race and the Looming Civil Rights Movement in Baby Doll \n10:15 AM | CCC Georgia Lewis Theater| 3240 Friars Point Rd \nPresentation | Dr. Michele Meek | Courting Controversy: Forbidden Desire in the Film Baby Doll\n•The 1956 film Baby Doll\, written by Tennessee Williams and directed by Elia Kazan\, elicited scandal\, protests\, and a ban from the Legion of Decency due to its story of a young married woman\, Baby Doll\, who has never consummated her relationship with her husband and instead embarks on an intimate relationship with his nemesis. In this talk\, Professor Michele Meek discusses exactly what was so controversial—and compelling—about Baby Doll in its era and how the film continues to resonate in many respects\, even today. \n11:15 AM | CCC Georgia Lewis Theater | 3240 Friars Point Rd \nPerformance | W.C.\, TENNESSEE\, THE BLUES & ME | Written and Directed by Levi Frazier Jr. of Blues City Cultural Center\n•This 1-act play incorporates blues music while highlighting three creative geniuses of the Mississippi Delta: W.C. Handy and Tennessee Williams while Robert Johnson narrates. Discussion follows. \n12:15-1:30 PM \nLunch on your own at one of Clarksdale’s fine restaurants  \n12:30-2:30 PM | 106 Sharkey Avenue \nTennessee Williams Rectory Museum open \n• Between 1917 and 1932\, a young Tom “Tennessee” Williams lived with\, and then regularly visited his grandparents in Clarksdale\, Mississippi\, where his grandfather Walter E. Dakin was rector of St. George’s Episcopal Church. Williams was deeply influenced by the Mississippi Delta\, and featured Clarksdale people\, places\, and stories in some of his most famous plays\, including The Glass Menagerie\, A Streetcar Named Desire\, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof\, Summer and Smoke\, and Orpheus Descending. The museum is housed in the four upstairs bedrooms in the former rectory of St. George’s Episcopal Church\, once occupied by Williams and his family. \n  \n1:30 PM | Carnegie Public Library | 114 Delta Avenue \nI Remember Kenneth: Panel\, Tributes and More Honoring the Life of Dr. W. Kenneth Holditch\n2:30 PM | Clarksdale Woman’s Club | 101 Sharkey Avenue \nPresentation | Karen Kohlhaas | A Hollywood Review: On Location in the Mississippi Delta. Karen will tell the story of the Hollywood movie whose production took over the lives of many residents in Benoit and Greenville\, Mississippi when the cast and crew of Baby Doll came to town. \n4:00 PM  | Chapman\, Lewis & Swan Law Office Porch | 501 1st Street  \nPerformance | The Long Stay Cut Short OR The Unsatisfactory Supper directed by Augustin J. Correro of the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans | Panel discussion to follow \n5:30 PM | Home of Eva Connell \nOutdoor Wine & Cheese Reception & Performance | Performance starts at 6:30 pm | Performance: TRUMAN TALKS TENNESSEE” commissioned by the Southern Literary Trail for the Tennessee Williams Festival in New Orleans in March of 2015.\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n \n\n\nSATURDAY\, OCTOBER 14 \nOverview: Student Drama Competition\, Tennessee Williams Rectory Museum\, Talk at St. George’s\, Woman’s Club reception\, and Porch Plays \n  \nAll events and performances are in Clarksdale \n  \n9:00 AM | Norman Brown Commons Bldg\, Cutrer Mansion| 109 Clark Street \nStudent Drama Competition | Sponsored by Coahoma Community College \n• A festival favorite\, the Student Drama Competition highlights students from around the region who will perform monologues\, scenes and Stella calls competing for the opportunity to win trophies and $2\,500 in award money for their school programs. Open to the Public. \n  \n10:30AM | Cutrer Mansion | 109 Clark Street \nBook Talk with Augustin Correro\, author of Tennessee Williams 101. Doors open at 10:30 AM\, talk begins at 11 AM . Book signing to follow. \n  \n12noon-1:30 PM \nLunch on your own at one of Clarksdale’s fine restaurants  \n•Student Pizza Party in the courtyard of the Cutrer Mansion \n  \n12:30-2:30 PM | 106 Sharkey Avenue \nTennessee Williams Rectory Museum open \n• Between 1917 and 1932\, a young Tom “Tennessee” Williams lived with\, and then regularly visited his grandparents in Clarksdale\, Mississippi\, where his grandfather Walter E. Dakin was rector of St. George’s Episcopal Church. Williams was deeply influenced by the Mississippi Delta\, and featured Clarksdale people\, places\, and stories in some of his most famous plays\, including The Glass Menagerie\, A Streetcar Named Desire\, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof\, Summer and Smoke\, and Orpheus Descending. The museum is housed in the four upstairs bedrooms in the former rectory of St. George’s Episcopal Church\, once occupied by Williams and his family. \n  \n12:30-2:30 PM  | 101 Sharkey Avenue \nClarksdale Woman’s Club Reception & Performance\n• The Clarksdale Woman’s Club\, which has been an active service club for women since 1907\, will serve refreshments in their club house built in 1923. It is located across the street from St. George’s Episcopal Church and the Tennessee Williams Rectory Museum. Stop by the Woman’s Club for some hometown hospitality and refreshments before the Porch Plays\, and a performance by the winners of the student drama competition at 1:30 PM \n2:30 pm | St. George’s Episcopal Church\, Sharkey Ave near 1st Street \nTennessee Williams at St. George’s Church with the Rev. Charlie Deaton \n• The Reverend Charlie Deaton of St. George’s Episcopal Church talks inside the sanctuary where Tennessee Williams’ grandfather\, the Rev. Walter E. Dakin\, was rector from 1917 – 1932. \n  \n3:00-5:00 PM \nPorch Plays in the Historic District \n• 3 pm | 415 Court Street | Panny’s Porch |The Last of My Solid Gold Watches Performed by Johnny McPhail • Introduction by Susan McPhail\n• 3:30 pm | 203 Court Street | Sherman Law Offices | A Tennessee Williams Performance by StoryWorks\, a documentary theater company that transforms investigative journalism into theater and audio dramas • Introduction by Jenna Welch\n• 4:00 pm | 235 Clark Street | Ross Porch | A Tradition: Long-time community theater actor\, Sherrye Williams\, discusses and performs her favorite Williams character Amanda Wingfield • Introduction by Dr. Clay Motley \n  \n• 4:30 pm  | 41 John Street | The Governor’s Mansion | 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. Light refreshments served. Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans • Introduced and Directed by Augustin J. Correro\n5:30 PM | 207 Yazoo Avenue \nAfter-Party at the “Hot Spot Café” | Yazoo Pass
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/2023-mississippi-delta-tennessee-williams-festival/
LOCATION:Coahoma Community College\, 3240 Friars Point Road\, Clarksdale\, MS\, 38614\, United States
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SUMMARY:Banned Book Week 2023
DESCRIPTION:Banned Book Week- October 1-7\, 2023- is a celebration of our right to create\, share and have access to the diverse experiences\, thoughts and feelings of all people of the world. Librarians and educators in Columbus will participate in Banned Book Week by hosting a series of events at Mississippi University for Women and the Columbus-Lowdes Public Library. October 4th kicks off the series of events\, where a panel featuring educators\, lawyers and librarians who have experience in combatting book challenges will speak about their experiences. On October 5th\, there will be an art exhibit and read aloud at Columbus Art council\, where artist will share their work and excerpts from banned books. Friday\, a planned discussion about Ban This Book by Alan Gratz is planned with student involvement at MUW and MSMS. Other activities include a library scavenger hunt for banned books and a themed craft.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/banned-book-week-2023/
LOCATION:Mississippi University for Women\, 1100 College Street\, Columbus\, MS\, 39701
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SUMMARY:Invisible Histories Project
DESCRIPTION:Magnolia Memories: Mississippi’s LGBTQ History \nExhibit and related public programs documenting and exploring Mississippi’s LGBTQ history from the 1960s through the 2000s including text and artifacts\, textiles\, audio/visual content and art.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/invisible-histories-project/
LOCATION:Municipal Art Gallery\, 839 N. State Street\, Jackson\, Mississippi\, 39202
ORGANIZER;CN="Invisible Histories Project":MAILTO:contact@invisiblehistory.org
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SUMMARY:MS Delta Civil Rights Heritage Tourism Summit
DESCRIPTION:About the Summit\nAs a follow up to these events\, MS Delta NHA/Delta Center\, BB King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center\, Mississippi Humanities Council\, Mound Bayou Museum\, the National Park Service\, and other regional partners are collaborating to host a Civil Rights Heritage Tourism Summit. The Summit is scheduled to take place on Wednesday\, September 27\, 2023\, at BB King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center and the historic\, recently restored Club Ebony in Indianola\, MS. \nIn April 2022\, the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area (MS Delta NHA) at Delta State University’s Delta Center for Culture and Learning hosted the Alliance of National Heritage Areas Spring Meeting. The meeting included an inclusive storytelling and community-based tourism development session with a special focus on African American Civil Rights heritage in the Mississippi Delta. The session was facilitated by Dr. Déanda Johnson\, National Park Service Civil Rights Historian for the Southeast Region. MS Delta NHA is the first NHA to be designated to the National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Network
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ms-delta-civil-rights-heritage-tourism-summit/
LOCATION:BB King Museum\, 400 Second Street\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
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SUMMARY:Speaker's Bureau: "Murder on Pretty Creek: New Revelations on an Old Case"
DESCRIPTION:The killing of Ben Chester White\, one of the brutal murders that occurred in Natchez during the civil rights movement in the 1960s\, will be discussed by Stanley Nelson at the Tuesday\, Sept. 26\, meeting of the Natchez Historical Society. The meeting begins with a social at 5:30 p.m. and Nelson’s presentation at 6 p.m.\, at the Historic Natchez Foundation at 108 S. Commerce St. The event is free to the public. \nNelson’s presentation is titled\, “Murder on Pretty Creek: New Revelations on an Old Case.” It will focus on White\, the 67-year-old Black man who was murdered in 1966 by the Ku Klux Klan. Nelson will talk about his alleged killers\, two of whom\, Ernest Avants and James Lloyd Jones\, were charged but not convicted in 1967; and a third one\, Claude Fuller\, who was never brought to trial.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-murder-on-pretty-creek-new-revelations-on-an-old-case/
LOCATION:Historic Natchez Foundation\, 108 S. Commerce St.\, Natchez\, MS\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230923T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230923T150000
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SUMMARY:Plant-Based Pigments with Robin Whitfield
DESCRIPTION:Medicine Wheel Garden Event at USM Hattiesburg Campus\n\n\nThe Center of American Indian Research and Studies (CAIRS) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is partnering with the Mississippi Humanities Council\, WECAN (Women’s Earth & Climate Action Network) and the Telenutrition Center to present several events throughout the year at the Medicine Wheel Garden\, located on the USM Hattiesburg campus behind the Liberal Arts Building. \nDr. Tammy Greer\, an associate professor of psychology who serves as director for CAIRS\, developed the Medicine Wheel Garden in 2005 along with others to highlight the plants that were used by the indigenous peoples of this area\, and to promote awareness of the rich histories and cultures of Southeastern Native Americans. \nAll events begin at 1 p.m. at the Medicine Wheel Garden; native plant-based snacks will be provided at each event. Members of the university and local communities are invited to these free events. \n*   Sept. 23: Plant-Based Pigments with Robin Whitfield \n*   Nov. 11: Plant Medicine with Jenna Mae
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/plant-based-pigments-with-robin-whitfield/
LOCATION:USM Liberal Arts Building\, 114 N. 31st Ave.\, Hattiesburg\, MS\, 39401
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230921T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230921T124500
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SUMMARY:SLIS Prison Program Lunch and Learn
DESCRIPTION:This Week via Zoom: Join MHC Project Coordinator Carla Falkner and others to learn about educational initiatives for incarcerated youth and adults.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/slis-prison-program-lunch-and-learn/
LOCATION:MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230918T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230922T190000
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SUMMARY:Cacao and Chocolate: A Powerful Legacy
DESCRIPTION:COOKING AND CULTURE MEET DURING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AT THE W by Robert Scott\nMississippi University for Women will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with “Cacao and Chocolate: A Powerful Legacy\,” a two-day event centering on Hispanic culture and cuisine. \n\n\n\n“Events like ‘Cacao and Chocolate: A Powerful Legacy’ offer exceptional educational opportunities that go beyond traditional classrooms. For example\, a team of interdisciplinary students has passionately delved into the theme\, showcasing their research skills\, creativity and sense of discovery\,” said Dr. Reyna Vergara\, assistant professor of Spanish and co-director of the event. \nThe interdisciplinary students will showcase what they discovered in their research Thursday\, Sept. 21 from noon-1:30 p.m. in the demonstration kitchen of the Culinary Arts Institute. There also will be a chocolate tasting at the event. \nBooklets featuring stories\, messages and recipes from those involved with the event will be handed out to attendees. \nLater in the day\, from 6-7 p.m.\, the presentation “Transforming Traditional Feminine Spaces in El Eterno femenino\, (in italics) ‘La muñeca menor\,’ and Como agua para chocolate (in italics)” will take place. It will be held in Nissan Auditorium in Parkinson Hall in conjunction with the Fall Forum Series hosted by the Gordy Honors College. \n“Cacao and Chocolate” will conclude with a cultural discussion and question and answer forum Friday\, Sept. 22 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the northwest lobby of Fant Memorial Library led by Dr. Cecy Brooks\, assistant professor of psychology and family studies. \n“I believe interdisciplinary events like this foster collaboration between departments and subjects\, like Spanish and biology\, which helps with communication and building a stronger campus community. I also believe that it supports the goals of the liberal arts while helping students see that subjects that seem unrelated can actually be combined to create excellent learning experiences. It is also important to bring minority cultures to the forefront of our campus thoughts. We may even be able to reach a point where Hispanic students will seek out The W\,” said Michael Dodson\, science instructor and co-director of the event. \nThe entirety of “Cacao and Chocolate” is free and open to the public. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe event also allowed for an opportunity to reach outside of campus and partner with a nonprofit\, El Centro. It is a Tupelo-based organization that\, according to its website\, “helps Hispanics and Northeast Mississippi residents integrate into the local community.”\nVisit https://www.elcentrotupelo.org/ for more information. \nIt is the hope of the organizers that partnerships like this one will help expand Hispanic heritage events in the future and perhaps even change them to better fit the goal of inclusion. \n“For the future\, I’d like to explore further whether we should continue to align ourselves with the national Hispanic Heritage Month or adopt what might feel like a more inclusive name that has the potential of better reflecting our community’s identity\,” Vergara said. \nIn addition to the three events\, there will be an accompanying display set up in Fant Memorial Library the entirety of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15). It also will feature information about El Centro for anyone who is interested but was unable to attend one of the events. \n“My hope is that we can recruit and serve more of the Hispanic/Latinx community creating an even more diverse campus. I believe diversity brings strength. Since we are working with El Centro\, I hope that we can expand our ability to partner with this organization and possibly use their example in Columbus to help K-12 Hispanic students in the Golden Triangle\,” Dodson said. \n###\nThis project was made possible by a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council\, through support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this (publication) (program) (exhibition) (website) do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the Mississippi Humanities Council. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The W\nLocated in historic Columbus\, Mississippi\, The W was founded in 1884 as the first state-supported college for women in the United States. Today\, the university is home to 2\,339 students in more than 70 majors and concentrations and has educated men for 40 years. The university is nationally recognized for low student debt\, diversity and social mobility which empowers students to BE BOLD. \nBe Bold. Tower with Blue.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/cacao-and-chocolate-a-powerful-legacy/
LOCATION:Mississippi University for Women – Fant Memorial Library\, 1200 5th Ave S\, Columbus\, MS\, 39701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Having Our Say: Women WriteHER Literary Arts Series
DESCRIPTION:One-day public literary program\, during the three-day Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival in Greenville\, featuring 13 authors\, humanities scholars\, literary artists\, and creatives reflecting on southern women of the Civil Rights Movement.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/having-our-say-women-writeher-literary-arts-series/
LOCATION:Washington County Convention Center\, 1040 S. Raceway Road \, Greenville \, MS \, 38703
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SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap
DESCRIPTION:The Mississippi Humanities Council presents Ideas on Tap\, a thought-provoking series that brings together experts and the community to have good conversation and civil discussion about important issues facing our state. The topic of the evening will be “Land\, Food & Power.”\nThis program will feature Dr. Bobby J. Smith II\, Assistant Professor in the Department of African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\, Robbie Pollard\, Founder of Start 2 Finish Inc. and Happy Foods Project and a representative from Delta Fresh Food.\n\nDate: September 14th\nLOCATION: Club Ebony\n                        404 Hanna Ave\n                         Indianola\, MS\,  38751\nTIME: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-on-tap-7/
LOCATION:MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230909T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230910T140000
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SUMMARY:Mercy Train: Next Stop Bay St. louis\, MS
DESCRIPTION:The one-act play outlines the history of Orphan Trains and tells the life stories of the five children who were adopted by Bay St. Louis families in 1909. The large cast of characters include at least 7 children and 10 adults. \nSaturday\, September 9 at 2pm and 7pm. Another performance Sunday Sept. 10 at 2pm. Admission is free.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/mercy-train-next-stop-bay-st-louis-ms/
LOCATION:bay st louis little theatre\, 398 Blaize Ave\, Bay St Louis\, 39520\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Hancock County Historical Society":MAILTO:msbusybee400@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230831T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230831T200000
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SUMMARY:The Harvest Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:The Harvest Film Screening \nJoin us for the highly anticipated screening of The Harvest\, a captivating film that tells the story of how school integration transformed the town of Leland\, Mississippi. \nDate: August 31\, 2023 \nTime: 5:15 Reception w/hors d’oeuvres served \n 6:00pm Film Screening Begins \nAuthor Douglas Blackmon will participate in a panel discussion after the film. \nLocation: Two Mississippi Museums\, 222 North St #1206\, Jackson\, MS 39201 \nIn The Harvest\, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas A. Blackmon looks back at how school integration transformed his hometown of Leland\, Mississippi. After the 1954 Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional\, little more than token efforts were made to desegregate Southern schools. That changed dramatically on October 29\, 1969\, when the high court ordered that Mississippi schools to fully — and immediately — desegregate. As a result\, a group of children\, including six-year-old Blackmon\, became part of the first class of Black and white children who would attend all 12 grades together in Leland. \nSet against vast historic and demographic changes unfolding across America\, The Harvest follows a coalition of Black and white citizens working to create racially integrated public schools in a cotton town in the middle of the Mississippi Delta\, the most rigidly segregated area in America. It tells the extraordinary story of how that first class became possible\, then traces the lives of Blackmon and his classmates\, teachers and parents from the first day through high school graduation in 1982. It is a riveting portrait of how those children’s lives were transformed and how the town — and America — were changed. But as the film follows the lives of those children into the present\, it is also a portrait of what our society has lost in its failure to finish the work begun a generation ago. \nThe Harvest
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-harvest-film-screening/
LOCATION:TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS\, 222 NORTH STREET \, JACKSON\, MS\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Harvest World Premiere Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:The Harvest World Premiere Film Screening \nJoin us for the highly anticipated world premiere of The Harvest\, a captivating film that tells the story of how school integration transformed the town of Leland\, Mississippi. \nDate: August 30\, 2023 \nTime: 5:15 Reception w/hors d’oeuvres served \n 6:00pm Film Screening Begins \n Author Douglas Blackmon will participate in a panel discussion after the film. \nLocation: Delta Research & Ext Center\, Stoneville Road\, Stoneville\, Mississippi\, USA \nIn The Harvest\, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas A. Blackmon looks back at how school integration transformed his hometown of Leland\, Mississippi. After the 1954 Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional\, little more than token efforts were made to desegregate Southern schools. That changed dramatically on October 29\, 1969\, when the high court ordered that Mississippi schools to fully — and immediately — desegregate. As a result\, a group of children\, including six-year-old Blackmon\, became part of the first class of Black and white children who would attend all 12 grades together in Leland. \nSet against vast historic and demographic changes unfolding across America\, The Harvest follows a coalition of Black and white citizens working to create racially integrated public schools in a cotton town in the middle of the Mississippi Delta\, the most rigidly segregated area in America. It tells the extraordinary story of how that first class became possible\, then traces the lives of Blackmon and his classmates\, teachers and parents from the first day through high school graduation in 1982. It is a riveting portrait of how those children’s lives were transformed and how the town — and America — were changed. But as the film follows the lives of those children into the present\, it is also a portrait of what our society has lost in its failure to finish the work begun a generation ago. \nThe Harvest World Premier
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