Speakers Bureau: “Mississippi Foodways”
This presentation, by Malcolm White, offers observations by a longtime connoisseur of Southern food and culture on topics ranging from the history of Comeback Dressing to how the tamale came […]
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Walthall County Library 707 Union RD, Tylertown, MS
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HTA Lecture: “Women Directing Humanity: Models of Women’s Leadership in Creative Approaches to Social Change”
Gonzales Auditorium 1999 Pearl St, Hattiesburg, MS, United StatesDr. Candice Salyers is the University of Southern Mississippi’s 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Salyers’ lecture, "Women Directing Humanity: Models of Women’s Leadership in Creative Approaches to Social Change," […]
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HTA Lecture: Elevated: The Influence of Vernacular Music on American Art Music
Aven Hall 200 Capitol Street, Clinton, MSDr. Renee Wilson is Mississippi College's 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Dr. Wilson's lecture, Elevated: The Influence of Vernacular Music on American Art Music, will be presented 2/18/25 at […]
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HTA Lecture: Service to Others: A Christian Perspective on Social Work Values
Alcorn State University 1000 ASU Drive, Lorman, MSValtreasa Tolliver-Cook is Alcorn State University's 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Tolliver-Cook's lecture, Service to Others: A Christian Perspective on Social Work Values, will be presented 2/20/25 at 12:30 pm […]
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HTA Lecture: The Paradox of Narrating Violence
Mississippi State University Bost Theater, Starkville, MSDr. Sol Peláez is Mississippi State University’s 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Dr. Peláez’ lecture, The Paradox of Narrating Violence, will be presented 2/20/25 at 3:00 pm on the college’s […]
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The Evolution from Traditional Blues to Southern Soul
BB King Museum 400 Second Street, Indianola, MS, United StatesB.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center and Mississippi Humanities Council is hosting two programs for Black History Month to celebrate special stories and initiatives. Join us for this free program moderated […]
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HTA Lecture: Stories That Save Us: Teaching Elie Wiesel and the Holocaust
Meridian Community College 910 Hwy 19 N, Meridian, MSAmanda Thompson is Meridian Community College’s 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Thompson’s lecture, Stories That Save Us: Teaching Elie Wiesel and the Holocaust, will be presented 2/21/25 at 9:30 am […]
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HTA Lecture: An Act of Hope: Teaching Research-Based Academic Writing Through the Literature of Octavia E. Butler
Northwest Mississippi Community College 4975 Hwy 51 N, Senatobia, 38668Ramona Brawner is Northwest Mississippi Community College‘s 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Brawner’s lecture, An Act of Hope: Teaching Research-Based Academic Writing Through the Literature of Octavia E. Butler, will […]
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Speakers Bureau: “Pushing Forward: Hezekiah Watkins and the Youth Movement of Mississippi”
Hines Hall Auditorium 101 Cunningham Blvd., Booneville, MSIn 1961, young Hezekiah Watkins was arrested at the Greyhound Bus Station in Jackson, Mississippi at the age of 13 where he was sent in a paddy wagon to Mississippi’s […]
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Annie Devine Freedom Trail Marker Unveiling
Canton High School 634 Finney Rd, Canton, MS, United StatesThe Mississippi Humanities Council, in partnership with the Visit Mississippi, will unveil a Freedom Trail marker February 25th at Canton High School 10 am in Canton to honor the extraordinary work […]
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Speakers Bureau: “The Mississippi Plan and the Rise of Jim Crow”
Margaret Walker Alexander Library 2525 Robinson St, Jackson, MSDr. Robbie Luckett presents: "The Mississippi Plan and the Rise of Jim Crow" After the Civil War, African Americans in the South, newly freed, expressed a tangible optimism that led […]
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Speaker Series: Paula C. Johnson
Historic Natchez Foundation 108 S. Commerce St., Natchez, MS, United StatesThe 2024-2025 season is an annual program of the Natchez Historical Society, consisting of 8 regular monthly presentations by expert speakers on humanities topics pertinent to the history of the […]
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