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SUMMARY:Crossroads @ Greenwood: Trials of the Earth Book Signing and Reading
DESCRIPTION:On June 24\, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free and open to the public reading and signing of the book Trials of the Earth. The event will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America\, on display in Greenwood through June 26. \nTrials of the Earth is the astonishing first-person account of Mary Mann Hamilton\, a Mississippi pioneer woman struggling to survive\, protect her family\, and make a home in the backwoods of the Mississippi Delta. Discussion will center on the themes of Crossroads. Kerry Hamilton will read and sign his great-grandmother’s autobiography at the event on June 24. This event is being held in collaboration with Turnrow Books\, which will have copies of the book available for purchase at the event. \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population and the ripple effects that occurred. \nThe exhibit will be on display at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta through June 26 and is open to the public Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-3pm. Crossroads is free to visit.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/crossroads-greenwood-trials-of-the-earth-book-signing-and-reading/
LOCATION:Museum of the Mississippi Delta\, 1608 Hwy 82 West\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210622T103000
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SUMMARY:Crossroads @ Greenwood: My Musical Delta Youth Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On June 15\, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free workshop for rising 5K- rising 2nd graders called “My Musical Delta.” The event will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America\, on display in Greenwood through June 26. \nStorytime never sounded so good! Join us as we read from the award-winning picture book Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters written by Michael Mahin and illustrated by Evan Turk. The book celebrates blues musician Muddy Water\, whose unique sound became the foundation for what would become rock and roll. After the story\, we will decorate a guitar as we listen to Muddy’s music. This event is being held in collaboration with Turnrow Books\, which will have copies of the book available for purchase at the event. \nThe “My Musical Delta” workshop series is part of Crossroads Children\, a series hosted in conjunction with the Smithsonian Crossroads exhibition\, to help children understand their own community and its contributions to the world. \nThere is no cost to attend the youth workshop programs\, but space is limited and registration is required. Email education@museumofthemississippidelta.com or call 662-453-0925 to register. \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population and the ripple effects that occurred. \nThe exhibit will be on display at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta through June 26 and is open to the public Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-3pm. Crossroads is free to visit. \nUpcoming Crossroads events in Greenwood:\nJune 24\, 6pm: Trials of the Earth reading and signing\, Kerry Hamilton
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/crossroads-greenwood-my-musical-delta-youth-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Museum of the Mississippi Delta\, 1608 Hwy 82 West\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210619T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210619T190000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210614T130735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210614T130735Z
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SUMMARY:SB - Jenkins - A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music
DESCRIPTION:This presentation by Jerry Jenkins will give the listener a glimpse of the Mande Culture of West Africa. In the tradition of the Mande\, the history and culture is orally preserved in the minds and through the music of the Djeli (oral librarian/mandenka hereditary professional musicians). The establishment of the Mali Empire can be recalled and retold in the musical piece of the legendary Densoba (great warrior) Sunjata. This discussion explores the function of the Mande music and musical instruments\, Mande class system\, songs\, ceremonies and stories. The discussion also examines the influence of West Africa on American culture and why the djembe was outlawed during slavery. Participants will learn about the djembe\, its introduction by drummers like Babatunde Olatunji in 1950 and Ladji Camara from Guinea\, and how it spread throughout America.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-jenkins-a-look-at-mande-west-african-culture-through-traditional-music/
LOCATION:Vicksburg City Park\, 100 Army Navy Dr\, Vicksburg\, MS\, 39180\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210617T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210617T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
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SUMMARY:Crossroads @ Greenwood: Ralph Eubanks Author Event
DESCRIPTION:On June 17\, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free and open to the public reading of Mississippi author Ralph Eubanks’ newest book A Place Like Mississippi. The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America\, on display in Greenwood through June 26. \nA Place Like Mississippi takes us on a literary tour of the evocative landscapes that have inspired writers in every era. From Faulkner to Wright\, Welty to Ward\, Mississippi has been both a backdrop and a central character in some of the most compelling prose and poetry of modern literature. Immersing us in these spaces\, Eubanks helps us understand that Mississippi is not only a state\, but a state of mind. This event is being held in collaboration with Turnrow Books\, which will have copies of the book available for purchase at the event. \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population and the ripple effects that occurred. \nThe exhibit will be on display at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta through June 26 and is open to the public Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-3pm. Crossroads is free to visit. \nUpcoming Crossroads events in Greenwood:\nJune 24\, 6pm: Trials of the Earth reading and signing\, Kerry Hamilton \nUpcoming “Crossroads Children” events:\nMy Musical Delta workshop (rising 5K-rising 2nd grades)\nJune 22\, 10:30am
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/crossroads-greenwood-ralph-eubanks-author-event/
LOCATION:Turnrow Books\, 304 Howard Street\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210617T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210617T193000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210607T164136Z
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SUMMARY:MS+MA: Routes of the Blues
DESCRIPTION:Register Here!: https://bit.ly/2T3oldu \nFor the MS+MA season finale\, “Routes of the Blues” will explore the history of Blues music in our two states\, including Mississippi’s reputation as its birthplace and Massachusetts’s role in providing a space for audiences to hear and appreciate the sound of the Blues. As both states begin reopening\, we will also examine the impact of the pandemic on the venues and festivals where Blues music continues to evolve and flourish today.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/msma-routes-of-the-blues/
LOCATION:MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210615T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210615T120000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210511T142700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210511T142700Z
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SUMMARY:Crossroads @ Greenwood: My Musical Delta Youth Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On June 15\, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free workshop for rising 5K- rising 2nd graders called “My Musical Delta.” The event will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America\, on display in Greenwood through June 26. \nStorytime never sounded so good! Join us as we read from the award-winning picture book Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters written by Michael Mahin and illustrated by Evan Turk. The book celebrates blues musician Muddy Water\, whose unique sound became the foundation for what would become rock and roll. After the story\, we will decorate a guitar as we listen to Muddy’s music. This event is being held in collaboration with Turnrow Books\, which will have copies of the book available for purchase at the event. \nThe “My Musical Delta” workshop series is part of Crossroads Children\, a series hosted in conjunction with the Smithsonian Crossroads exhibition\, to help children understand their own community and its contributions to the world. \nThere is no cost to attend the youth workshop programs\, but space is limited and registration is required. Email education@museumofthemississippidelta.com or call 662-453-0925 to register. \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population and the ripple effects that occurred. \nThe exhibit will be on display at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta through June 26 and is open to the public Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-3pm. Crossroads is free to visit. \nUpcoming Crossroads events in Greenwood:\nJune 17\, 6pm: A Place Like Mississippi reading and signing\, Ralph Eubanks\nJune 24\, 6pm: Trials of the Earth reading and signing\, Kerry Hamilton \nUpcoming “Crossroads Children” events:\nMy Musical Delta workshop (rising 5K-rising 2nd grades)\nJune 22\, 10:30am
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/crossroads-greenwood-my-musical-delta-youth-workshop/
LOCATION:Museum of the Mississippi Delta\, 1608 Hwy 82 West\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210612T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210612T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210601T144830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210601T144830Z
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SUMMARY:SB: Mississippi Telling
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Rebecca Jernigan will provide an overview of the storytelling Renaissance in America with emphasis upon the oral tradition in Mississippi. The literary tradition of Mississippi owes much to the rich storytelling legacy that riddles the tales of our families and our communities as reflected in the works of many of our best authors: Welty\, Wright\, Faulkner\, Henley\, Williams. As part of the presentation\, Dr. Jernigan performs as a story teller calling upon on her rich repertoire of original tales and literary masterpieces gearing her choices of tales according to her audience and offers material for children and adults. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Blueberry Jubilee is a festival geared to celebrating the blueberry industry in Pearl River County\, as well as an arts and crafts fair held the second Saturday in June of each year. It is located in downtown Poplarville\, Mississippi and attracts more than 10\,00 visitors each year. The Jubilee features arts & crafts\, storytelling\, live entertainment\, an annual 5K and 1-mile Fun run and also a car show. lots of food\, and sweet Southern charm.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-mississippi-telling-6/
LOCATION:Poplarville Public Library\, 202 W Beers Street\, Poplarville\, MS\, 39470
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210612T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210612T113000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
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SUMMARY:Crossroads @ Greenwood: Rural Roots: What Did I Learn?
DESCRIPTION:On June 12\, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free and open to the public discussion featuring Rev. Herron Wilson and Gene Dattel about their childhood experiences in rural Mississippi. The discussion will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America\, on display in Greenwood through June 26. \nFor Rev. Herron Wilson and Gene Dattel\, a conversation about growing up in the Mississippi Delta is more than an exercise in nostalgia. It illustrates how rural life prepared two young boys of different races and religious backgrounds for their futures. While both men have stories to tell from different points of view\, they have one thing in common–their boyhood in the Mississippi Delta had a profound impact on the people they would become. \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population and the ripple effects that occurred. \nThe exhibit will be on display at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta through June 26 and is open to the public Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-3pm. Crossroads is free to visit. \nUpcoming Crossroads events in Greenwood:\nJune 17\, 6pm: A Place Like Mississippi reading and signing\, Ralph Eubanks\nJune 24\, 6pm: Trials of the Earth reading and signing\, Kerry Hamilton \nUpcoming “Crossroads Children” events:\nMy Musical Delta workshop (rising 5K-rising 2nd grades)\nJune 15\, 10:30am\nJune 22\, 10:30am
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/crossroads-greenwood-rural-roots-what-did-i-learn/
LOCATION:Museum of the Mississippi Delta\, 1608 Hwy 82 West\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210611T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210611T150000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210511T142136Z
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SUMMARY:Crossroads @ Greenwood: My Growing Delta Youth Workshop (Rising 7th graders)
DESCRIPTION:On June 11\, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free workshop for rising 7th graders called “My Growing Delta.” The event will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America\, on display in Greenwood through June 26. \n“My Growing Delta” is an interactive workshop presented in collaboration with the Mississippi State Extension Service. Youth will learn about how food is grown and the many crops that are raised right here in their very own community. Registered dietician Anne Marie Gregory will teach youth about healthy eating. Youth will taste something delicious and get to plant a seed to take home. \nThe “My Growing Delta” workshop series is part of Crossroads Children\, a series hosted in conjunction with the Smithsonian Crossroads exhibition\, to help children understand their own community and its contributions to the world. \nThere is no cost to attend the youth workshop programs\, but space is limited and registration is required. Email education@museumofthemississippidelta.com or call 662-453-0925 to register. \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population and the ripple effects that occurred. \nThe exhibit will be on display at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta through June 26 and is open to the public Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-3pm. Crossroads is free to visit. \nUpcoming Crossroads events in Greenwood:\nJune 12\, 10am: “Rural Roots: What Did I Learn?” presentation\, Rev. Herron Wilson and Gene Dattel\nJune 17\, 6pm: A Place Like Mississippi reading and signing\, Ralph Eubanks\nJune 24\, 6pm: Trials of the Earth reading and signing\, Kerry Hamilton \nUpcoming “Crossroads Children” events:\nMy Musical Delta workshop (rising 5K-rising 2nd grades)\nJune 15\, 10:30am\nJune 22\, 10:30am
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/crossroads-greenwood-my-growing-delta-youth-workshop-rising-7th-graders-2/
LOCATION:Museum of the Mississippi Delta\, 1608 Hwy 82 West\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210610T110000
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SUMMARY:Crossroads @ Greenwood: My Growing Delta Youth Workshop (Rising 7th graders)
DESCRIPTION:On June 10\, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free workshop for rising 7th graders called “My Growing Delta.” The event will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America\, on display in Greenwood through June 26. \n“My Growing Delta” is an interactive workshop presented in collaboration with the Mississippi State Extension Service. Youth will learn about how food is grown and the many crops that are raised right here in their very own community. Registered dietician Anne Marie Gregory will teach youth about healthy eating. Youth will taste something delicious and get to plant a seed to take home. \nThe “My Growing Delta” workshop series is part of Crossroads Children\, a series hosted in conjunction with the Smithsonian Crossroads exhibition\, to help children understand their own community and its contributions to the world. \nThere is no cost to attend the youth workshop programs\, but space is limited and registration is required. Email education@museumofthemississippidelta.com or call 662-453-0925 to register. \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population and the ripple effects that occurred. \nThe exhibit will be on display at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta through June 26 and is open to the public Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-3pm. Crossroads is free to visit. \nUpcoming Crossroads events in Greenwood:\nJune 12\, 10am: “Rural Roots: What Did I Learn?” presentation\, Rev. Herron Wilson and Gene Dattel\nJune 17\, 6pm: A Place Like Mississippi reading and signing\, Ralph Eubanks\nJune 24\, 6pm: Trials of the Earth reading and signing\, Kerry Hamilton \nUpcoming “Crossroads Children” events:\nMy Growing Delta workshop (rising 7th grade)\nJune 11\, 12:45pm\nMy Musical Delta workshop (rising 5K-rising 2nd grades)\nJune 15\, 10:30am\nJune 22\, 10:30am \n \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/crossroads-greenwood-my-growing-delta-youth-workshop-rising-7th-graders/
LOCATION:Museum of the Mississippi Delta\, 1608 Hwy 82 West\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210608T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210608T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210602T193030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210602T193030Z
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SUMMARY:SB: The Early Pioneer Settlers 1790 to 1840
DESCRIPTION:William Arinder will lead this living history program about the early pioneer settlers in Mississippi. Discussion centers around how they dressed\, built their homes\, produced and cooked their food\, the use of flintlock rifles for hunting and protection of their homesteads\, building fire using flint-and-steel\, grinding corn in hollow stumps\, children’s homemade toys and music on the mountain dulcimer. Period clothing worn\, hands-on artifacts display and audience participation encouraged. \nMr. Arinder has studied Early American and Native American cultures for nearly 50 years\, assembling a sizeable collection of artifacts which he uses to leade living history programs for local schools\, civic clubs and museums. He volunteers as an interpretive historian with the Natchez Trace Parkway\, leading monthly history and pioneer craft demonstrations at the Visitor Center in Tupelo. \nThis event is sponsored by the Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical Society.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-the-early-pioneer-settlers-1790-to-1840/
LOCATION:Tishomingo County Archives & History Museum\, 203 E Quitman St\, Luka\, MS\, 38852\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210605T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210605T113000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210510T161105Z
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SUMMARY:Crossroads @ Greenwood: Trials of the Earth Community Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:On June 5\, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free and open to the public discussion of the book Trials of the Earth. The discussion will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America\, on display in Greenwood through June 26. \nTrials of the Earth is the astonishing first-person account of Mary Mann Hamilton\, a Mississippi pioneer woman struggling to survive\, protect her family\, and make a home in the backwoods of the Mississippi Delta. Discussion will center on the themes of Crossroads. This event is being held in collaboration with Turnrow Books\, which will have copies of the book available for purchase at the event. \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population and the ripple effects that occurred. \nThe exhibit will be on display at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta through June 26 and is open to the public Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-3pm. Crossroads is free to visit. \nUpcoming Crossroads events in Greenwood:\nJune 12\, 10am: “Rural Roots: What Did I Learn?” presentation\, Rev. Herron Wilson and Gene Dattel\nJune 17\, 6pm: A Place Like Mississippi reading and signing\, Ralph Eubanks\nJune 24\, 6pm: Trials of the Earth reading and signing\, Kerry Hamilton \nUpcoming “Crossroads Children” events:\nMy Growing Delta workshop (rising 7th grade)\n June 10\, 8:45am\nJune 11\, 12:45pm\nMy Musical Delta workshop (rising 5K-rising 2nd grades)\nJune 15\, 10:30am\nJune 22\, 10:30am
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/crossroads-greenwood-trials-of-the-earth-community-book-discussion/
LOCATION:Turnrow Books\, 304 Howard Street\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210604T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210604T130000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210601T143711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210601T143711Z
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SUMMARY:SB: Margret and H.A. Rey: A Partnership that Created and Icon
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \nFor 75 years\, children have been captivated by “Curious George.” Much is known about “George\,” but little is know about his creators. The lived of Margret and H.A. Rey are as interesting as the little monkey they created-if not more so. This presentation by Ellen H. Ruffin will examine their lived- telling of their lives in Hamburg\, Germany\, as well as the journeys that brought them to the United States. The de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi holds the Rey’s literary archive\, containing diaries\, correspondence\, autobiographical sketches\, original illustrations\, audio and video tapes\, and their creative process. \n  \nThis event is hosted by the Mississippi Library Commission and the Madison County Library System.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-margret-and-h-a-rey-a-partnership-that-created-and-icon/
LOCATION:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210529T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210529T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210419T182310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210419T182310Z
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SUMMARY:Mississippi Archaeology Expo "Preserving Our Past: Mississippi's Landmark Archaeology"
DESCRIPTION:Archaeology Expo provides a public educational event which showcases preservation and archaeology in Mississippi and includes numerous educational activities for all ages.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/mississippi-archaeology-expo-preserving-our-past-mississippis-landmark-archaeology/
LOCATION:Old Capitol Museum\, 100 South State Street\, Jackson \, MS\, 39201
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210526T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210526T150000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
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SUMMARY:Crossroads @ Greenwood: My Growing Delta Youth Workshop (3rd-6th grades)
DESCRIPTION:On May 26\, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free workshop for rising 3rd graders-rising 6th graders called “My Growing Delta.” The event will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America\, on display in Greenwood through June 26. \n“My Growing Delta” is an interactive workshop presented in collaboration with the Mississippi State Extension Service. Youth will learn about how food is grown and the many crops that are raised right here in their very own community. Registered dietician Anne Marie Gregory will teach youth about healthy eating. Youth will taste something delicious and get to plant a seed to take home. \nThe “My Growing Delta” workshop series is part of Crossroads Children\, a series hosted in conjunction with the Smithsonian Crossroads exhibition\, to help children understand their own community and its contributions to the world. \nThere is no cost to attend the youth workshop programs\, but space is limited and registration is required. Email education@museumofthemississippidelta.com or call 662-453-0925 to register. \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population and the ripple effects that occurred. \nThe exhibit will be on display at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta through June 26 and is open to the public Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-3pm. Crossroads is free to visit. \nUpcoming Crossroads events in Greenwood:\nJune 5\, 10am: Trials of the Earth community book discussion\nJune 12\, 10am: “Rural Roots: What Did I Learn?” presentation\, Rev. Herron Wilson and Gene Dattel\nJune 17\, 6pm: A Place Like Mississippi reading and signing\, Ralph Eubanks\nJune 24\, 6pm: Trials of the Earth reading and signing\, Kerry Hamilton \nUpcoming “Crossroads Children” events:\nMy Growing Delta workshop (rising 7th grade)\n June 10\, 8:45am\nJune 11\, 12:45pm\nMy Musical Delta workshop (rising 5K-rising 2nd grades)\nJune 15\, 10:30am\nJune 22\, 10:30am \n \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/crossroads-greenwood-my-growing-delta-youth-workshop-3rd-6th-grades-2/
LOCATION:Museum of the Mississippi Delta\, 1608 Hwy 82 West\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210525T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210525T110000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210511T141631Z
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SUMMARY:Crossroads @ Greenwood: My Growing Delta Youth Workshop (3rd-6th grades)
DESCRIPTION:On May 25\, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free workshop for rising 3rd graders-rising 6th graders called “My Growing Delta.” The event will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America\, on display in Greenwood through June 26. \n“My Growing Delta” is an interactive workshop presented in collaboration with the Mississippi State Extension Service. Youth will learn about how food is grown and the many crops that are raised right here in their very own community. Registered dietician Anne Marie Gregory will teach youth about healthy eating. Youth will taste something delicious and get to plant a seed to take home. \nThe “My Growing Delta” workshop series is part of Crossroads Children\, a series hosted in conjunction with the Smithsonian Crossroads exhibition\, to help children understand their own community and its contributions to the world. \nThere is no cost to attend the youth workshop programs\, but space is limited and registration is required. Email education@museumofthemississippidelta.com or call 662-453-0925 to register. \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population and the ripple effects that occurred. \nThe exhibit will be on display at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta through June 26 and is open to the public Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-3pm. Crossroads is free to visit. \nUpcoming Crossroads events in Greenwood:\nJune 5\, 10am: Trials of the Earth community book discussion\nJune 12\, 10am: “Rural Roots: What Did I Learn?” presentation\, Rev. Herron Wilson and Gene Dattel\nJune 17\, 6pm: A Place Like Mississippi reading and signing\, Ralph Eubanks\nJune 24\, 6pm: Trials of the Earth reading and signing\, Kerry Hamilton \nUpcoming “Crossroads Children” events:\nMy Growing Delta workshop (rising 3rd-6th grades)\nMay 26\, 12:45pm\nMy Growing Delta workshop (rising 7th grade)\n June 10\, 8:45am\nJune 11\, 12:45pm\nMy Musical Delta workshop (rising 5K-rising 2nd grades)\nJune 15\, 10:30am\nJune 22\, 10:30am \n \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/crossroads-greenwood-my-growing-delta-youth-workshop-3rd-6th-grades/
LOCATION:Museum of the Mississippi Delta\, 1608 Hwy 82 West\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210520T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210520T130000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210415T191806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210415T191806Z
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SUMMARY:Crossroads @ Greenwood: Why We Call It Soul Food
DESCRIPTION:On May 20\, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host Dr. Brinda Willis of the MHC Speakers Bureau to present her free and open to the public program “Why We Call It Soul Food.” The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America\, on display in Greenwood through June 26. \n“Why We Call It Soul Food” tells the story of why southerners\, especially African American southerners\, call the foods we eat “soul food.” Dr. Brinda Willis discusses the emotional and physical aspects of soul food as it relates to our culture and history. She also discusses the bonds attached to the growing\, nurturing and preparation of these foods as it relates to our culture and way of life in the South. \nThe Speakers Bureau program will take place at the Viking Cooking School in Greenwood. During the program\, Viking Cooking School chefs will prepare classic soul food staples like fried chicken\, turnip greens\, and cornbread. Guests will learn how to prepare these dishes as well as taste them as Dr. Willis guides the audience through the emotional and physical aspects of soul food as it relates to our culture and history and the bonds attached to the growing\, nurturing\, and preparing of these foods. \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population and the ripple effects that occurred. \nThe exhibit will be on display at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta through June 26 and is open to the public Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-3pm. Crossroads is free to visit. \nUpcoming Crossroads events in Greenwood:\nJune 5\, 10am: Trials of the Earth community book discussion\nJune 12\, 10am: “Rural Roots: What Did I Learn?” presentation\, Rev. Herron Wilson and Gene Dattel\nJune 17\, 6pm: A Place Like Mississippi reading and signing\, Ralph Eubanks\nJune 24\, 6pm: Trials of the Earth reading and signing\, Kerry Hamilton \nUpcoming “Crossroads Children” events:\nMy Growing Delta workshop (rising 3rd-6th grades)\nMay 25\, 8:45am\nMay 26\, 12:45pm\nMy Growing Delta workshop (rising 7th grade)\n June 10\, 8:45am\nJune 11\, 12:45pm\nMy Musical Delta workshop (rising 5K-rising 2nd grades)\nJune 15\, 10:30am\nJune 22\, 10:30am \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-why-we-call-it-soul-food/
LOCATION:MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210518T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210518T190000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210513T152105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210513T152105Z
UID:11386-1621360800-1621364400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap: Too Much or Not Enough? Bootstraps vs. Bailouts
DESCRIPTION:On May 18\, join the MHC for the second in a two part series about the changing role of government in American society.\n\nThe May 18 program will explore the social safety net and how much direct financial support government should provide its citizens. Panelists include Sarah Stripp (Springboard to Opportunities)\, Douglas Carswell (Mississippi Center for Public Policy)\, and Brandon Jones (Southern Poverty Law Center). Dr. Temika Simmons\, MHC boardmember and director of the Local Government Leadership Institute at Delta State University\, will moderate.\n\nThe program will be livestreamed directly to the MHC Facebook page\, so come prepared to watch\, listen\, and ask questions in the chat.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-on-tap-too-much-or-not-enough-bootstraps-vs-bailouts/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210514T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210514T183000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210512T140215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210512T140215Z
UID:11385-1621011600-1621017000@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:May 1970: The Gibbs-Green Tragedy at Jackson State College Conversation
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJoin the Margaret Walker Alexander National Research Center at 5 p.m. CT on Friday\, May 14\, 2021\, ontheir Facebook for the 51st commemoration of the Gibbs-Green tragedy at Jackson State. JSU will host a virtual gallery talk with civil rights veteran and photographer Dr. Doris Derby\, whose photographs chronicle the events that took place during those days and weeks of the Gibbs-Green Tragedy. They will also have James Lap Baker\, an eyewitness of the Gibbs-Green Tragedy; civil rights attorney Constance Slaughter-Harvey who represented the families in their civil lawsuit against the City and State. John Spann will moderate the conversation.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/may-1970-the-gibbs-green-tragedy-at-jackson-state-college-conversation/
LOCATION:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210514T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210514T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210507T123800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210507T123800Z
UID:11373-1620986400-1621011600@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:MTV Museum Day
DESCRIPTION:GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi is celebrating the Grand Opening of MTV Turns Forty: I Still Want My MTV exhibit with free admission all day! \nMTV Turns Forty: I Still Want My MTV marks the 40th anniversary since the launch of the iconic brand on Aug. 1\, 1981. The first major exhibition to be curated by the GRAMMY Museum Mississippi\, MTV Turns Forty will explore the history of the iconic music brand—from the role of native Mississippian\, Bob Pittman\, in the concept and execution of an idea that revolutionized the music industry\, to why\, nearly four decades later\, people across the world still scream\, “I want my MTV.” The exhibit will be on display at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi through summer 2022. Read more about the new exhibit here.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/4443/
LOCATION:GRAMMY Museum Mississippi\, 800 West Sunflower Rd\, Cleveland \, MS\, 38732\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210514T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210625T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210421T203015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210421T203015Z
UID:11371-1620979200-1624640400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:"Crossroads" Exhibit in Greenwood
DESCRIPTION:The Museum of the Mississippi Delta in Greenwood will host Crossroads: Change in Rural America\, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition\, from May 14 through June 25. \nCrossroads is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main Street division of the Smithsonian Institution. It consists of six free-standing display units incorporating photographs\, text\, and numerous interactive elements. Requiring a minimum of 750 sq. ft.\, the exhibit is designed for smaller venues to achieve Museum on Main Street’s goal of bringing the Smithsonian to small town America. The exhibit is free and open to the public to visit. The Mississippi tour of Crossroads is sponsored by a generous grant from Entergy Mississippi. \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population and the ripple effects that occurred. \nIn addition to hosting the exhibition\, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will also host a series of programs that are free and open to the public. \nCrossroads events in Greenwood: \nMay 20\, 11:30am: “Why We Call It Soul Food” presentation\, Dr. Brinda Willis\nJune 5\, 10am: Trials of the Earth community book discussion\nJune 12\, 10am: “Rural Roots: What Did I Learn?” presentation\, Rev. Herron Wilson and Gene Dattel\nJune 17\, 6pm: A Place Like Mississippi reading and signing\, Ralph Eubanks\nJune 24\, 6pm: Trials of the Earth reading and signing\, Kerry Hamilton \n“Crossroads Children” events:\nMy Growing Delta workshop (rising 3rd-6th grades)\nMay 25\, 8:45am\nMay 26\, 12:45pm\nMy Growing Delta workshop (rising 7th grade)\n June 10\, 8:45am\nJune 11\, 12:45pm\nMy Musical Delta workshop (rising 5K-rising 2nd grades)\nJune 15\, 10:30am\nJune 22\, 10:30am
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/crossroads-exhibit-in-greenwood/
LOCATION:Museum of the Mississippi Delta\, 1608 Hwy 82 West\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210507T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210507T130000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210416T165929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T165929Z
UID:11365-1620388800-1620392400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:SB: Behind Every Good Man is a Civil Rights Heroine
DESCRIPTION:Who were the people who became most involved in the Civil Rights Movement? Who were its leaders and footsoldiers? How do we even define such roles? Who are the people who have become immortalized as heroes in our memory of the movement? Why? This presentation by Dr. Rebecca Tuuri will explore the multitude of ways that women became involved in the pursuit of racial equality in the 1950s\, 60s\, and 70s. It will also explore the great odds that they faced\, not only as African Americans but also as women. I will focus espcially on women’s role in providing the informal leadership\, infrastructure\, and commitment necessary to maintain the stamina of the postwar civil rights struggle. Finally\, we will consider the ways in which the memory of the Civil Rights Movement has erased or misrepresented women’s historic contributions in the struggle and the implications of this for future scholarship on the movement. \n  \nDr. Rebecca Tuuri is an assistant professor of African American and American history at the University of Southern Mississippi. She received a Ph.D. in United States History from Rutgers University in 2012\, with a concentration in Women’s and Gender and African American history. Her current manuscript\, Careful Crusader: The History of the National Council of Negro Women in Black Freedom Struggle investigates the history of the civil war rights work of the largest black women’s organization in the 1960s and 1970s.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-behind-every-good-man-is-a-civil-rights-heroine/
LOCATION:MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210430T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210430T093000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210330T203126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T203126Z
UID:11357-1619769600-1619775000@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Crossroads @ Columbia: Exploring Rural Mississippi Through Population Studies
DESCRIPTION:On April 30\, the Marion County Historical Society in Columbia will host Dr. John Green\, state scholar for the Crossroads exhibit\, to present his free program\, “From Snapshots to a Collage: Exploring Rural Mississippi through Population Studies.” The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America\, on display in Columbia through May 8. \nMany popular images of rural people and places present them as homogeneous in terms of demographic\, social\, and economic characteristics and trends. This may lead to oversimplification of rural areas and limited efforts to meet the needs and priorities of people living in these places. Achieving a better understanding of rural communities requires defining our concepts and identifying indicators of rural life in terms of continuity and change. Following an exploration of the terms “rural” and “non-metropolitan\,” Dr. Green will share a series of graphical images and narratives about Mississippi’s rural people and places using population-level information\, emphasizing what these “snapshots” of rural life tell us about Mississippi and how we might use them to form a “collage” that captures both the similarity and diversity. \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population and the ripple effects that occurred. \nThe exhibit will be on display in the Marion County Museum and is open to the public Tuesdays to Saturdays 9am-5pm. Crossroads is free to visit. \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/4335/
LOCATION:Marion County Museum\, 200 Second Street\, Columbia\, MS\, 39429\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210429T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210429T193000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210413T183655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210413T183655Z
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SUMMARY:MS+MA: Stories of School Integration
DESCRIPTION:About this Event\n\n\nMS + MA \nMS + MA is a joint project of the Mississippi Humanities Council and Mass Humanities. We’re bringing together people from our respective states for six interactive\, online programs to facilitate conversation and connection. By reflecting on our states’ histories in relationship to each other\, this series aims to build understanding and offer new perspectives. At a time when the pandemic has created a greater sense of isolation\, we hope to forge connections. \nMS+MA: Stories of School Integration \nApril 29\, 6pm-7:30pm Central/7pm-8:30pm Eastern \nLike much of the country\, both Mississippi and Massachusetts have struggled with issues of school integration and educational equity. In this MS+MA program\, we will explore stories of school integration from both states. How did government-led efforts to racially integrate public schools play out in Boston and the Mississippi Delta in the 1970s? What was the impact on the diverse communities of both places? And what is the legacy of these struggles for education and racial equity today? \nGuests will include: \n\nByron Rushing served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1983 to 2018. From 1972 to 1985\, he led the Museum of Afro-American History in Boston. During the 1960’s he was active in the civil rights movement–working for the Congress of Racial Equality and for the Northern Student Movement. \nDouglas Blackmon\, a journalist\, writer\, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II. Blackmon is the director of the upcoming documentary film “The Harvest\,” about school integration in his hometown of Leland\, Mississippi. \nJeanne Middleton Hairston is an educator and activist. She was a professor of education at Millsaps College\, her alma mater\, for many years and later served as the National Director of the Freedom Schools Program for the Children’s Defense Fund. She currently serves as a member of the Jackson Public School Board. \nDonna Bivens is a Boston-based community organizer\, leadership trainer\, and expert on building racial equity. From 2010-2014 she worked for the Union of Minority Neighborhoods\, leading the Boston Busing/Desegregation Project to increase awareness of Boston’s busing and desegregation crisis and tell a more inclusive history of the city. \nQuestions? Please contact Molly McMillian at mmcmillan@mhc.state.ms.us. \n\nREGISTER NOW:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/msma-stories-of-school-integration-tickets-150273318541
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/msma-stories-of-school-integration/
LOCATION:MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210427T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210427T190000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210422T140002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210422T140002Z
UID:11372-1619546400-1619550000@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap: Too Much or Not Enough? Government's Changing Role in Healthcare Access
DESCRIPTION:On April 27\, join the MHC for the first in a two part series about the changing role of government in American society.\n\nThe April 27 program will use healthcare access as a lens explore what services the government should or should not provide and how people’s attitudes about government support have changed over time. Panelists include Dr. Charlene Collier (UMMC & MSDH); Richard Robertson (Mississippi Hospital Association); and Dr. Amy Forbes (Millsaps College).\n\nThe program will be livestreamed directly to the MHC Facebook page\, so come prepared to watch\, listen\, and ask questions in the chat.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-on-tap-too-much-or-not-enough-governments-changing-role-in-healthcare-access/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210427T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210427T153000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210420T160133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T160133Z
UID:11367-1619532000-1619537400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: The Parchman Ordeal
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nA panel discussion on documentary “The Parchman Ordeal” with film producer\, Mark LaFrancis\, and two survivors of the horrific event. The documentary is especially significant to Alcorn’s history and Charles Evers and his brother Medgar Evers both served as Field Secretary of the NAACP and were graduates of Alcorn State. \n  \nTopic: Alcorn Meeting \nTime: Apr 27\, 2021 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) \nMeeting ID: 874 8428 1750 \nPasscode: 142838
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/panel-discussion-the-parchman-ordeal/
LOCATION:Alcorn State University\, 1000 ASU Drive\, Lorman\, MS\, 39096
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210424T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210424T133000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210415T191156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210415T191156Z
UID:11363-1619265600-1619271000@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:SB: Forbidden\, Hidden and Forgotten: Women Soldiers of the Civil War
DESCRIPTION:Hundreds\, perhaps thousands\, of women boldly defied Victorian society norms when they disguised themselves as men\, shouldered muskets and joined the firing line in the American Civil War. As soldiers\, they participated in every major engagement from the beginning to the end of the war. Their wartime experiences and sacrifices mirrored those of their male counterparts. They serves picket duty along the snowy banks of the Rappahannock\, languished in Andersonville\, suffered debilitating wounds during the Wilderness\, succumbed to disease in New Orleans and lost their lives in Pickett’s Charge. Why did these women risk the shame that discovery would bring them and their families? Why did they risk their lives fighting a man’s war? Shelby Harriel’s presentation offers answers. In addition\, she presents the interactions of generals\, common soldiers and ordinary citizens with these women warriors. \nSpeakers Expertise: \nMs. Harriel has been a student of the Civil War since elementary school and has been researching women soldiers specifically since 2007. She has written several papers and articles\, appeared on a radio program in Wisconsin and presented at national parks and battlefields\, Civil War roundtable meetings and reenactments across the country.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-forbidden-hidden-and-forgotten-women-soldiers-of-the-civil-war/
LOCATION:MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210423T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210423T203000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210412T140854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210412T140854Z
UID:11360-1619204400-1619209800@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Becoming Fully Human in a Sustainable Gulf Coast: Tin Shed Porch Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Dr. James Inabinet is the artist in residence at the 100 Men Hall’s Tin Shed in March and April 2021. Dr. Inabinet has spent over three decades asking the question: “Why are our natural and human communities not thriving?” Dr. Inabinet will present his findings in a Tin Shed porch discussion on Friday\, April 23\, 2021. This project was made possible by a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council\, through support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. \nDr. Inabinet’s residency at Tin Shed will be to study three diverse organizations – 100 Men Hall\, St. Rose de Lima Catholic Church\, and Christ Episcopal Church\, and their locations on the Gulf Coast\, each place the product of varying amounts of development. The focus of the residency is the pathway to a deeper form of relationship between human capacity and the demands of place for ecological living. This residency is the culmination of Dr. Inabinet’s entire 35-year project\, which seeks viable pathways to thriving – thriving people on a thriving planet – through ascertaining the how\, why and where of ecological living. \nThe discussion will include a presentation of the collection of work – poetry\, vignettes\, drawings\, illustrated map\, abstract paintings – which decodes the experience. Part of the discussion will be interactive; Dr. Inabinet will engage the audience-become-participants in actual techniques used to engage the place in dialogue and create the art.  This prepares the participants to view the art and experience it in the way it was created.  The participants thus become co-researchers in a way so that they might so subsequently engage their own places in dialogue. \nFinally\, the discussion will be an interactive conversation\, augmented by attendees’ observations and questions that might provide a vision of future strategies for establishing a viable\, sustainable\, and peaceful mode specific to the Gulf Coast and\, in general\, to that of our world.  The discussion will be moderated by Rachel Dangermond\, Executive Director of the 100 Men Hall. \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. \nWhere: Tin Shed porch\, 100 Men Hall\, 303 Union Street\, Bay Saint Louis\, MS \nWhen: Friday\, April 23 from 7Pm – 8:30PM \nWhat: Open to the General Public – https://the100menhall.com/products/becoming-fully-human
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/becoming-fully-human-a-tin-shed-discussion/
LOCATION:MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210417T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210417T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111814
CREATED:20210330T211701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T211701Z
UID:11358-1618671600-1618677000@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Crossroads @ Columbia: Lampton Rural Center Tour
DESCRIPTION:On April 17\, the Marion County Historical Society in Columbia will host a free program about the historic Lampton Rural Center near Columbia\, Mississippi. The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America\, on display in Columbia through May 8. \nLocated just four miles south of Columbia\, this community center was dedicated in 1949 to serve the largest black community in Mississippi. The first of its kind in Mississippi brought the whole of the Marion County community together in support of a much needed space for community and spiritual activity in the area. The building itself includes a gymnasium\, offices\, a library\, activity rooms and a kitchen. The Center was built with support from The Woman’s Division of Christin Service of the Methodist Church through its Board of Missions. A Vocational and Technical Center was built nearby under the management of both county and city school systems. The present director and administrative personnel will share much of their story\, changes over time and needs for the future. \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population and the ripple effects that occurred. \nThe exhibit will be on display in the Marion County Museum and is open to the public Tuesdays to Saturdays 9am-5pm. Crossroads is free to visit. \nWeather date for the Lampton Rural Center tour and program will be Saturday\, April 24. \nUpcoming Crossroads events in Columbia:\nApril 30\, 8am:“From Snapshots to a Collage: Exploring Rural Mississippi Through Population Studies” presentation\, Dr. John Green
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/crossroads-columbia-lampton-rural-center-tour/
LOCATION:Lampton Rural Center\, 10 Rural Center Lane\, Columbia\, MS\, 39429\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210417T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210417T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T111815
CREATED:20210412T151818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210412T151818Z
UID:11361-1618657200-1618693200@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:The Slave Dwelling Project: Natchez
DESCRIPTION:The widely acclaimed Slave Dwelling Project comes to Natchez April 17 as part of an effort designed to bring attention to the world of the enslaved in the Natchez District. \nEducator and interpreter Joseph McGill (pictured left) founded the Slave Dwelling Project as a living history lesson. His goal is to spend an evening in every one of the nation’s last remaining slave dwellings\, helping raise awareness and preserve these structures for future study and understanding. To accommodate COVID-19 social distancing\, Natchez events will be restricted to online presentations by McGill. \nMcGill will broadcast from the Slave Dwelling Project Facebook Page on Facebook Live at 11 am from the Forks of the Road\, site of the second largest slave market in the Deep South.  He will also broadcast on Facebook Live at 6 pm from Melrose\, a National Historic Landmark and a component of the Natchez National Historical Park. Constructed in the 1840s\, Melrose is one of the most significant historic sites in the South. In addition to the Greek Revival mansion and collection of outbuildings\, the estate contains two original slave cabins. At 7 pm\, McGill will hold a Zoom discussion in which the public may participate. Information about how to register for the Zoom conversation is listed at www.slavedwellingproject.org under the Upcoming Events tab. \nMcGill’s Natchez visit is supported by a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council and is sponsored by the Historic Natchez Foundation and Natchez National Historical Park. \nFor more information\, call the Melrose Visitor Center at 601-446-5790.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-slave-dwelling-project-natchez/
LOCATION:MS
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