This presentation examines how slaves and colonists weathered the economic and political upheavals that rocked the Lower Mississippi Valley in the years between the American Revolution and the Civil War. […]
Annual Black history month programs featuring historical perspectives on the African American experience in Mississippi from slavery through Civil Rights and contemporary times. The February 6th event will feature guest […]
Humanities Teacher Awardee for Mississippi Delta Community College, Jacquelyn Moore, will present her public lecture. Details TBA.
MDAH will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the historic election of Hiram Revels as the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate in a ceremony at the Old […]
Hezekiah Watkins, Mississippi Freedom Rider Annual Black history month programs featuring historical perspectives on the African American experience in Mississippi from slavery through Civil Rights and contemporary times. Feb. […]
Through its "Bridging Cultures" Program, the International Museum of Muslin Cultures utilizes its two signature exhibitions: "Muslims with Christians and Jews: An Exhibition of Covenants and Coexistence," and "The […]
Dr. Micah Rueber, Humanities Teacher Awardee for Mississippi Valley State University, will present his public lecture: Rueber will present material he has gathered while working on a manuscript about a […]
John Robert Hall, Humanities Teacher Award winner for Holmes Community College, presents his public lecture: In 1772, John Newton, former slave trader turned Anglican priest, wrote the words […]
Dr. Courtney Luckhardt, Humanities Teacher Awardee for the University of Southern Mississippi, presents her public lecture: In order to make the history of the European Middle Ages relevant, it’s important […]
On February 18, join the Mississippi Humanities Council at Hal and Mal's in Jackson for a program about prison reform in Mississippi. The February 18 program will focus on the […]
The League of Women Voters Oxford-North Mississippi will present a media project commemorating 100 years of womens suffrage (as well as the founding of LWV) at a February 18 […]
Dr. Christian Pinnen, Humanities Teacher of the Year for Mississippi College, presents his public lecture: The date “1619” has garnered more attention than in recent memory over the last couple […]
