Possum Town Documentary
This project began in the early 1970s in Columbus, Mississippi. There, Dr. Berkley Hudson and his childhood friends discovered the life’s work of local “pictureman” Otis Noel (O.N.) Pruitt. They […]
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The Harvest World Premiere Film Screening
The Harvest World Premiere Film Screening Join us for the highly anticipated world premiere of The Harvest, a captivating film that tells the story of how school integration transformed the […]
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The Harvest Film Screening
TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS 222 NORTH STREET , JACKSON, MS, United StatesThe Harvest Film Screening Join 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. […]
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Mercy Train: Next Stop Bay St. louis, MS
bay st louis little theatre 398 Blaize Ave, Bay St Louis, United StatesThe 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 […]
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Ideas on Tap
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 […]
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Having Our Say: Women WriteHER Literary Arts Series
Washington County Convention Center 1040 S. Raceway Road , Greenville , MSOne-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 […]
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Cacao and Chocolate: A Powerful Legacy
Mississippi University for Women - Fant Memorial Library 1200 5th Ave S, Columbus, MS, United StatesCOOKING AND CULTURE MEET DURING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AT THE W by Robert Scott Mississippi University for Women will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with “Cacao and Chocolate: A Powerful Legacy,” a […]
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SLIS Prison Program Lunch and Learn
This Week via Zoom: Join MHC Project Coordinator Carla Falkner and others to learn about educational initiatives for incarcerated youth and adults.
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Plant-Based Pigments with Robin Whitfield
USM Liberal Arts Building 114 N. 31st Ave., Hattiesburg, MSMedicine Wheel Garden Event at USM Hattiesburg Campus The Center of American Indian Research and Studies (CAIRS) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is partnering with the Mississippi Humanities […]
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Speaker’s Bureau: “Murder on Pretty Creek: New Revelations on an Old Case”
Historic Natchez Foundation 108 S. Commerce St., Natchez, MS, United StatesThe 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 […]
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MS Delta Civil Rights Heritage Tourism Summit
BB King Museum 400 Second Street, Indianola, MS, United StatesAbout the Summit As 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 […]
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Invisible Histories Project
Municipal Art Gallery 839 N. State Street, Jackson, MississippiMagnolia Memories: Mississippi’s LGBTQ History Exhibit 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 […]
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