SB: The Asylum Hill Cemetery Project
The Mississippi Insane Asylum was established in Jackson in 1855 and operated in this location until 1935. During this period, a cemetery was maintained on the asylum grounds in which […]
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Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS, United States
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Ideas on Tap Biloxi: The Future of Public Education in Biloxi
Biloxi Visitors Center 1050 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, United StatesOn October 15, join the Mississippi Humanities Council, the Phil Hardin Foundation, the Sun Herald, and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation for the second in a special two-part Ideas on […]
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2019 Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival
Clarksdale Historic Downtown DistrictThe 27th Annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival continues the mission of presenting programs on the life and works of Tennessee Williams in the context of Clarksdale and Coahoma County […]
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Ideas on Tap Meridian: A Conversation with Lauderdale County’s Superintendents
The MAX 2118 Front St, Meridian, MS, United StatesOn October 17, join the Mississippi Humanities Council, the Phil Hardin Foundation, and the The MAX for the second in a two-part series on public education in Lauderdale County. The […]
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UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage
Starkville Community Theater 108 East Main Street, Starkville, MS“UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage,” a first-of-its-kind multi-media installation, is opening next week at Mississippi State’s Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery. Displayed Sept. 30-Nov. 1 on the second floor of MSU’s Welcome […]
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Speakers Bureau: All Things Mississippi: The Beautiful Landscapes and the Great Strength of the People
Macon First United Methodist Church 104 Jefferson Street, Macon, 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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Lauren Rogers Museum of Art: Choctaw Days
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art 565 N. Fifth Avenue, Laurel, MSEach October fourth graders from across south Mississippi visit the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (LRMA) to participate in Choctaw Days: Fourth Grade Tours Program. This annual event teaches participants about Choctaw […]
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10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi
Morris Ice Company 654 Commerce Street, Jackson, MS, United StatesCelebrating its 20th Anniversary, the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi Program continues to shine a much-needed spotlight on the threats facing Mississippi's historic places and works with local […]
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Ideas on Tap: What Makes America Great?
Hal & Mal's 200 Commerce Street, Jackson, MS, United StatesOn October 29, join the Mississippi Humanities Council at Hal & Mal's for the second in a three-part series on American identity. The October 29 program will focus on patriotism: […]
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8th Annual Sweat Equity Investment in the Cotton Kingdom
The Gullah Geechee people are the descendants of Central and West Africans who came from different ethnic and social groups. They were enslaved together on the isolated sea and barrier […]
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The 1965 Parchman Ordeal Presentation & Panel Discussion
Alcorn State University 1000 ASU Drive, Lorman, MSAlcorn State University's Phi Alpha Theta & History Club will host the viewing of the documentary The Parchman Ordeal: The Untold Story, on November 6 at 1pm. Immediately following the documentary […]
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Making and Unmaking Mass Incarceration
The Overby Center 555 Grove Loop, University, MS, United StatesContinuing the work of the University of Mississippi's Rethinking Mass Incarceration in the South conference in 2014 ad 2016 and Harvard's Beyond the Gates conference in 2018, […]