50th Recollection of Gibbs-Green: Doris Derby Exhibit
In the spring of 1970, college and university students across the country protested against the Vietnam War, racism, gender oppression, and a host of other issues, at times leading to […]
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Jackson State University 1400 J.R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS
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Voice and Vision: Fire and Water
Walter Anderson Museum of Art 510 Washington Ave, Ocean Springs, MSThese programs are part of the Museum’s Voice and Vision initiative that stages dialogues between the works of Walter Anderson and artifacts from other collections, along with voices across time […]
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SB: Mississippi in the Great War
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS, United StatesSchool textbooks rarely mention much about the Great War — World War I. Although the United States only participated in the final two yeas of the conflict, it changed the […]
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SB: Black Women and the Suffrage Movement in Mississippi, 1863-1965
Black women in Mississippi actively participated in the suffrage movement after the Civil War. They fought actively for women’s suffrage even as they supported Black men and passage of the […]
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Ideas on Tap: Systemic Racism in America (Part I): Policing and Criminal Justice
MHC Facebook PageOn July 14, join the Mississippi Humanities Council for the first program in a multi-part series on systemic racism in America. The July program will address how racism exists at […]
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SB: Over and Under the Fence
At noon on Wednesday, July 22, as part of the #HistoryIsLunch series, Felder Rushing will present “Over and Under the Fence: Historic Passalong Plants as Social Glue.” For centuries, flowers, vegetables, and […]
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SB: Delta Epiphany: RFK in the Mississippi Delta
In 1967, while visiting Mississippi as part of the Senate subcommittee on poverty, Robert Kennedy cradled hungry children, talked with mothers about how they fed their families and examined empty […]
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SB: From the Fields to the Factories
In this presentation, Dr. Brinda Willis will explore the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North in the 20th century. Virtual program: Visit […]
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HumBox: The MAX (Meridian)
The MAX 2118 Front St, Meridian, MS, United StatesHumBox, the Mississippi Humanities Council’s newest virtual program, allows communities to come together for relevant, humanities-based conversations in the safety of their own homes. HumBox is a digital resource box curated and compiled by […]
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MHC Virtual Grantwriting Workshop-Registration Required
Join the Mississippi Humanities Council program staff Thursday, August 6 from 10-11am for a Zoom webinar exploring grant opportunities with the Council. The webinar will include basic guidelines for planning […]
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Ideas on Tap: Systemic Racism in America, Part II–Education and Housing
VirtualOn August 11, join the Mississippi Humanities Council for the second program in a multi-part series on systemic racism in America. The August program will address how racism exists at […]
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“Crossroads” Exhibit in Senatobia
Northwest Mississippi Community College Learning Resource Center 4975 Highway 51 N, Senatobia, MS, United StatesNorthwest Mississippi Community College will host Crossroads: Change in Rural America, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, from September 14 through October 22. The exhibit is open to the public Mondays-Thursdays from […]
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