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SUMMARY:SB: Black Women and the Suffrage Movement in Mississippi\, 1863-1965
DESCRIPTION: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 15th Amendment. With passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920\, Black women could not claim victory. It would take another 40  years before they could exercise the right to vote. White supremacy robbed Black women of the right to vote. White women\, who should have been allies in the fight for women’s suffrage\, turned their backs on Black women. Black women\, then\, fought both racism and sexism in the struggle for the right to vote. They created a vibrant\, active political culture that began during the Civil War. They attended political rallies\, campaigned and raised money for candidates\, monitored polling places\, and counted ballots. They participated actively in political clubs\, first in Loyal Leagues and later in Republican Clubs. Black women built a vibrant political culture in the church\, secret societies\, clubs\, and even their independent enterprises. They did so despite being shunned by White women suffragists; subjected to extralegal racial sexual violence and economic repression by Whites; and  undermined by the sexism of Black men. This presentation provides an overview of the 100-year-fight by Black women in Mississippi to maintain their place in public political discourse\, from the Civil War to passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. \nSpeakers Expertise:\nA scholar of black women’s history\, Dr. Garrett-Scott teaches courses at the University of Mississippi in the Departments of History and African American Studies. She is a specialist in the history of gender\, race and the political economy in the United States with a particular emphasis on black women in business in the early twentieth-century South. In addition to teaching a course about Mississippi daughter Oprah Winfrey\, she teaches a course on Black Mississippi History. She published an article in an international business history journal on Minnie Cox of Indianola\, who\, after being the target of extralegal violence during the Indianola Affair (1902-1903)\, co-founded one of the earliest black-owned banks in Mississippi and the first black-owned insurance company in the country to offer whole life insurance\, the Mississippi Life Insurance Company. \n*Presentation will take place in the Nissan Auditorium in Perkinson Hall
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-black-women-suffrage-movement-mississippi-1863-1965/
LOCATION:Mississippi University for Women\, 1100 College Street\, Columbus\, MS\, 39701
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SUMMARY:SB: The Mississippi Plan and the Rise of Jim Crow
DESCRIPTION:After the Civil War\, African Americans in the South\, newly freed\, expressed a tangible optimism that led to the reuniting of families\, the development of social institutions like the black church\, the rise of cultural expressions like the Blues and jazz\, the establishment of black-owned businesses and other economic endeavors\, and the wielding of significant political power. On the other hand\, as Dr. Luckett explains in this talk\, most white southerners\, especially in Mississippi\, saw this rise of black social\, economic and political power as a direct threat to their hegemony\, which had been so well established during the era of slavery\, and whites sought to “redeem” their place in the southern hierarchy through violent extra-legal measures like lynching and through the realm of law. The invention of Jim Crow and what became known as the “Mississippi Plan” became the models for the rest of the South. The Mississippi Plan and Jim Crow stood on the shoulders of black disfranchisement\, segregation and sharecropping to guarantee white power as well as second-class citizenship for African Americans throughout the South\, a status black southerners have fought ever since. \nSpeakers Expertise:\nAs a Civil Rights historian\, Dr. Luckett’s expertise is on the modern Civil Rights Movement and the African-American experience. As director of the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University\, Dr. Luckett has become an expert on Walker’s life and her experiences\, especially as they related to the Black Arts Movement of the 20th century. \n  \n*Presentation will take place in the Pope Banquet Room of the Hogarth Building
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-mississippi-plan-rise-jim-crow/
LOCATION:Mississippi University for Women\, 1100 College Street\, Columbus\, MS\, 39701
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200117T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200117T120000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20191112T160820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191112T160820Z
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SUMMARY:50th Recollection of Gibbs-Green: MLK Convocation
DESCRIPTION: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 violent and deadly confrontations with police and national guard troops. On May 14th\, 1970\, students at Jackson State College staged a demonstration condemning racial discrimination in Mississippi and the killing of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4th. The demonstration continued into the night. Shortly after midnight on May 15th\, police\, who claimed they had been shot at\, opened fire on students gathered outside Alexander Hall\, a campus dormitory. When the shooting stopped\, 21-year-old Phillip Gibbs and 17-year-old James Green lay dead. twelve other students were injured. \nThe 50th anniversary commemoration of the shooting on what is now the campus of Jackson State University will include five major programs. The Student Government Association\, Gibbs-Green Commission\, and Gibbs-Green  Oral History Project developed the programs which will coordinate with Kent State University to link the events on both campuses. \nJanuary 17 Event: \nThe first event is the Martin Luther King\, Jr. birthday convocation and For My People awards ceremony scheduled Friday\, January 17th in the Rose McCoy auditorium and JSU Student Center Ballroom\, respectively\, where Phillip Gibbs and James Green will be remembered and honored.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/52nd-annual-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-birthday-convention/
LOCATION:MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200109T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200109T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20191113T161431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191113T161431Z
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SUMMARY:Bridging Cultures: Working for Equity Across Race\, Class\, Religion\, and Ethnicity
DESCRIPTION: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 Legacy of Timbuktu: Wonders of the Written Word” to develop a series of programs and educational opportunities.  IMMC’s Islamic Thought Institute engages local and national partners to host a series of conversations and/or panel discussions around the various themes of the two exhibitions. \nThe topic for January’s event is “Two Americas: The Aspirational and the Real\,” A conversation about America’s history of slavery and remedies for equity and healing.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/bridging-cultures-working-equity-across-race-class-religion-ethnicity-2/
LOCATION:International Museum of Muslim Cultures\, 201 East Pascagoula Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39201
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191212T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191212T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20191113T155423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191113T155423Z
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SUMMARY:Bridging Cultures: Working for Equity Across Race\, Class\, Religion\, and Ethnicity
DESCRIPTION: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 Legacy of Timbuktu: Wonders of the Written Word” to develop a series of programs and educational opportunities.  IMMC’s Islamic Thought Institute engages local and  national partners to host a series of conversations and/or panel discussions around the various themes of the two exhibitions. \nThe topic for December’s event is “Islam and the Discovery of Freedom”: A conversation exploring Prophet Muhammad’s liberating Theology and its impact of the American Revolution.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/bridging-cultures-working-equity-across-race-class-religion-ethnicity/
LOCATION:International Museum of Muslim Cultures\, 201 East Pascagoula Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39201
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191211T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191211T193000
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CREATED:20190220T161113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190220T161113Z
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SUMMARY:Capturing the Coast: Chauncey Hinman and the Tourism Industry
DESCRIPTION:The Local History and Genealogy Department of Biloxi Public Library recently received a donation of over 36\,000 negatives of weddings\, events\, families\, land aerials\, and historic buildings by Chauncey Hinman. Hinman (1913-1989) was a commercial photographer who was active from the late 1940s to the 1980s. During his most active period from the 1950s-1960s\, Hinman worked for the magazine Down South. Hinman’s work documents the advances that transformed the Mississippi Gulf COast economy from seafoood industry-centric t tourism-focused. \nOnce digitized\, there will be will an exhibition highlights some of the interesting images from the collection. There will be a discussion of the career of Hinman and the tourism industry of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. \nThe public program will feature Dr. Deanne Stephens (Professor of History at University of Southern Mississippi.) \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/capturing-coast-chauncey-hinman-tourism-industry/
LOCATION:Biloxi Public Library\, 580 Howard Avenue\, Biloxi\, MS\, 39530
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191210T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191210T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20191202T151335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191202T151335Z
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SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap: Who Is Mississippi?
DESCRIPTION:On December 10\, join the Mississippi Humanities Council and the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi at Hal and Mal’s in Jackson for the third in a three-part series on American identity. \nThe December 10 program will focus on Mississippi identity in 2020. Who lives here and why? Where do Mississippians live? What brought us here or is keeping us here? What is the role of women in the state’s economy? We’ll discuss this and much more with panelists Dr. John J. Green\, director for the Center for Population Studies at the University of Mississippi; Ercilla Dometz-Hendrix\, policy analyst for the office of the state economist and the University Research Center; and a representative from the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi. \nAs always\, snacks and great conversation are on us\, and drinks are on you.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-tap-mississippi/
LOCATION:Hal & Mal’s\, 200 Commerce Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39201\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191207
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CREATED:20190626T204331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190626T204331Z
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SUMMARY:Making and Unmaking Mass Incarceration
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \nContinuing the work of the University of Mississippi’s Rethinking Mass Incarceration in the South conference in 2014 ad 2016 and Harvard’s Beyond the Gates conference in 2018\, the Making and Unmaking Mass Incarceration conference on December 5-7\, 2019 will bring together nationally-recognized scholars\, activists\, policymakers\, lawyers\, artists\, and students at the University of Mississippi to better understand the history of mass incarceration and re-imagine a future in which prisons are not our society’s answer to social and economic problems. \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/making-unmaking-mass-incarceration/
LOCATION:The Overby Center\, 555 Grove Loop\, University\, MS\, 386777\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191106T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191106T143000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20191002T203227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191002T203227Z
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SUMMARY:The 1965 Parchman Ordeal Presentation & Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Alcorn State University’s Phi Alpha Theta & History Club will host the viewing of the documentary The Parchman Ordeal: The Untold Story\, on November 6 at 1pm. Immediately following the documentary there will be a panel discussion with the film’s 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.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/1965-parchman-ordeal-presentation-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Alcorn State University\, 1000 ASU Drive\, Lorman\, MS\, 39096
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191108
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20190924T155501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190924T155501Z
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SUMMARY:8th Annual Sweat Equity Investment in the Cotton Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:The Gullah Geechee people are the descendants of Central and West Africans who came from different ethnic and social groups. They were enslaved together on the isolated sea and barrier islands that span what is now designated as the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor – a stretch of the U.S. coastline that extends from Pender County\, North Carolina to South Carolina and Georgia Sea Islands and coastal lowlands of St. John’s County\, Florida and for 30 miles inland. The people known as the Gullah and the Geechee had an inherently strong community life and the geographical isolation contributed to their ability to preserve their African heritage probably more than other African groups in the United States of America. As a result\, the history\, stories\, beliefs\, and creative expressions became critical antecedents to African American culture overall; as well as\, the broader American mosaic. Their narratives chronicle 400 Years of “knowing who we be.” \nThis year’s Sweat Equity Investment in the Cotton Kingdom Symposium is dedicated to the 400 Years of making a way out of “knowing” who we be … as informed by the Gullah Geechee tradition. The tradition of the Gullah Geechee reveals how over time\, place and space their forefathers and mothers developed a language as a means of communicating with each other and enabled them to preserve many African practices in their day-to-day activities through the arts\, crafts\, cuisine and spirituality still evident today. This is an evolving story of self-determination\, persistence\, resilience\, innovation\, isolation\, and enslavement and this year’s theme for the annual event\, taking place on The Mississippi Valley State University campus\, Wednesday and Thursday November 6-7\, 2019.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/8th-annual-sweat-equity-investment-cotton-kingdom/
LOCATION:MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191029T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191029T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20191018T151510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191018T151510Z
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SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap: What Makes America Great?
DESCRIPTION:On October 29\, join the Mississippi Humanities Council at Hal & Mal’s for the second in a three-part series on American identity. \nThe October 29 program will focus on patriotism: what symbols\, actions\, and words we use to display patriotism; what makes us feel patriotic; how patriotism differs for each person; and much more. The program will feature presentations from individuals across the political spectrum to discuss their relationship to patriotism. Following these presentations\, audience members will discuss patriotism in small-group settings. \nAs always\, snacks and great conversation are on us\, and drinks are on you.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-tap-makes-america-great/
LOCATION:Hal & Mal’s\, 200 Commerce Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39201\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191025
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20190624T181527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190624T181527Z
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SUMMARY:10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating its 20th Anniversary\, the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi Program continues to shine a much-needed spotlight on the threats facing Mississippi’s historic places and works with local advocates to find a preservation solution to bring building back to life. \nThe 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi for 2019 will be announced on October 24th. Following the announcement\, the 10 most exhibit will be open to the public for tours.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/10-endangered-historic-places-mississippi/
LOCATION:Morris Ice Company\, 654 Commerce Street\, Jackson\, MS\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191025
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20191001T155751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191001T155751Z
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SUMMARY:Lauren Rogers Museum of Art: Choctaw Days
DESCRIPTION:Each October fourth graders from across south Mississippi visit the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (LRMA) to participate in Choctaw Days: Fourth Grade Tours Program. This annual event teaches participants about Choctaw culture and enriches their arts-education experience. During Choctaw Days\, students and teachers view the Museum’s renowned By Native Hands Native American Basket Collection and learn about its history from members of the LRMA Guild of Docents and Volunteers\, as well as the education staff. \n \n  \n  \n  \n2019 program: \nTuesday\, Oct. 22   9:00 –  11:30 a.m.   \nWednesday\, Oct. 23   9:00 – 11:30 a.m. \nThursday\, Oct. 24  9:20 – 11:30 a.m.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/lauren-rogers-museum-art-choctaw-days/
LOCATION:Lauren Rogers Museum of Art\, 565 N. Fifth Avenue\, Laurel\, MS\, 39440
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191019T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191019T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20190613T143923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190613T143923Z
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: All Things Mississippi: The Beautiful Landscapes and the Great Strength of the People
DESCRIPTION:Anne McKee is recognized statewide as a passionate teacher of Mississippi history. Through the art of storytelling\, Anne McKee uplifts the accomplishments of famous Mississippians and shares explores the history of a land and a people like no other. Native to the state\, McKee’s love and support for Mississippi began in childhood as she sat at the knees of relatives to learn the Mississippi story—a story for her that is always new and fresh. She dresses in costumes representing the time period of the stories featured on the day of her programs\, and at times\, if the audience is willing\, involves attendees in her stories. \n \n  \n  \nSpeakers Expertise:\nAnne McKee is a storyteller\, free-lance writer and published author whose work is inspired by “her life in the south lane.” She is listed on the Mississippi Arts Commission’s Artist Roster and the MAC Teaching Artist Roster. In 2009\, she published Historic Photos of Mississippi and in 2010\, Remembering Mississippi\, both celebrating the singular beauty and culture of Mississippi. McKee is a master storyteller who uses her craft to teach the history and heritage of the South through the art of story and drama.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-things-mississippi-beautiful-landscapes-great-strength-people-3/
LOCATION:Macon First United Methodist Church\, 104 Jefferson Street\, Macon\, MS\, 39341
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191019
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20190903T152437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190903T152437Z
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SUMMARY:UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage
DESCRIPTION:“UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage\,” a first-of-its-kind multi-media installation\, is opening next week at Mississippi State’s Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery. \nDisplayed Sept. 30-Nov. 1 on the second floor of MSU’s Welcome Center\, the exhibition is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Humanities Council\, National Endowment for the Humanities\, Mississippi Arts Commission\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and The Criss Trust. Co-organizers are the Department of Art in MSU’s College of Architecture\, Art and Design\, and the Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures in the College of Arts and Sciences. \nCreated during summer 2017\, “UNPACKED” features the work of Syrian-born artist and architect Mohamad Hafez and Iraqi-born writer and speaker Ahmed Badr. \nOct. 18\, 8-10 a.m.\, Starkville Community Theatre at 108 E. Main St.\, “Storytelling Workshop by Ahmed Badr\,” highlighting the importance of empowering youth through art and storytelling. \nOct. 18\, 6 p.m.\, Room 1030 at MSU’s Old Main Academic Center\, “Ahmed Badr Public Talk and Q&A.”
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/unpacked-refugee-baggage-2/
LOCATION:Starkville Community Theater\, 108 East Main Street\, Starkville\, MS\, 39759
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191017T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191017T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20190820T140106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190820T140106Z
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SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap Meridian: A Conversation with Lauderdale County's Superintendents
DESCRIPTION:On October 17\, join the Mississippi Humanities Council\, the Phil Hardin Foundation\, and the The MAX for the second in a two-part series on public education in Lauderdale County. \nThe free program will feature an honest conversation between superintendents of both public school districts in Lauderdale County about the state of public education in the area. Dr. Amy Jemison-Carter of Meridian Public School District and Dr. John-Mark Cain of Lauderdale County School District will discuss challenges facing their districts\, ways their districts can work together\, the need for community engagement\, and more. Phil Hardin Foundation executive director Lloyd Gray will moderate the conversation. \nAs always\, snacks and great conversation are on us\, and drinks are on you. Special thanks to Mitchell Distributing for providing a selection of free beers.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-tap-meridian-future-public-education-meridian/
LOCATION:The MAX\, 2118 Front St\, Meridian\, MS\, 39301\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191020
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20190624T175429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190624T175429Z
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SUMMARY:2019 Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 27th Annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival continues the mission of presenting programs on the life and works of Tennessee Williams in the context of Clarksdale and Coahoma County history. This year’s festival will focus on Williams’s sister\, Rose\, and important women in Clarksdale’s history.  The Festival is thrilled to announce Clarksdale\, Mississippi’s Writer’s Trail marker dedicated to Tennessee Williams\, which will be celebrated with a speech from Pulitzer Prize winning\, Mississippi playwright\, Beth Henley and a grand lawn party. \n  \n Programming will include a rare performance of an unpublished Williams’s manuscript; actor and author\, Jeremy Lawrence\, who has completed a book on Rose Williams\, will perform his one-man based play on Williams’s writings 0n his sister; and welcome new and returning scholars as well as local and visiting actors for site specific performances. There will be new displays at the Tennessee Williams Rectory museum including: a student monologue and scene competition at the community college\, college-level Williams acting class\, a talk at St. George’s Episcopal Church\, and porch plays.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/2019-mississippi-delta-tennessee-williams-festival/
LOCATION:Clarksdale Historic Downtown District
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191015T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191015T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20190820T140551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190820T140551Z
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SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap Biloxi: The Future of Public Education in Biloxi
DESCRIPTION:On October 15\, join the Mississippi Humanities Council\, the Phil Hardin Foundation\, the Sun Herald\, and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation for the second in a special two-part Ideas on Tap series on public education on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. \nThe free program will provide an in-depth look at the state of public education on the Coast\, its connection to economic development\, alternative education routes\, community education partnerships\, and more. Panelists include Ashley Edwards (Gulf Coast Business Council)\, Glen East (Gulfport School District)\, and Dr. Ladd Taylor (Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College). Sun Herald journalist Anita Lee will moderate. \nThe program is part of a larger yearlong series on public education in communities around the state.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-tap-biloxi-future-public-education-biloxi/
LOCATION:Biloxi Visitors Center\, 1050 Beach Blvd\, Biloxi\, 39530\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191011T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191011T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20190312T133526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190312T133526Z
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SUMMARY:SB: The Asylum Hill Cemetery Project
DESCRIPTION:The Mississippi Insane Asylum was established in Jackson in 1855 and operated in this location until 1935. During this period\, a cemetery was maintained on the asylum grounds in which several thousand deceased patients were interred. This site is now occupied by the University of Mississippi Medical Center\, for which mission-critical needs have raised numerous administrative\, ethical\, cultural and practical challenges in the long-term management of these burial sites. This presentation provides an overview of the history of the asylum and describes a proposal to memorialize those buried in the Asylum Hill Cemetery in a manner that also creates a research and education resource. \nSpeakers Expertise:\nDr. Ralph H. Didlake is associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and chief academic officer for the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He is also a professor of surgery and director of UMMC’s Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities. Dr. Didlake’s focus is on the integration of biomedical ethics and professionalism across Mississippi clinical\, educational and research efforts.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-asylum-hill-cemetery-project/
LOCATION:Columbus-Lowndes Public Library\, 314 7th St N\, Columbus\, MS\, 39701\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191009T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191011T000000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20190624T191544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190624T191544Z
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SUMMARY:Native American Days 2019
DESCRIPTION:Native American Days 2019 connects contemporary southeastern Native American traditions to their pre-Columbian past through archaeology. \nThere will be 10 demonstration stations administered by Native Americans and/or other experts in traditional arts and crafts\, including basketry\, pottery\, ancient games\, mound building\, archery\, flint knapping\, music and dance\, primitive fishing\, and herbal medicines. Native American food will be available for purchase. \nOctober 9 and 11\, 2019 -2p.m. \nOctober 10\, 2019 – 8p.m.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/native-american-days-2019/
LOCATION:Winterville Mounds Park and Museum\, 2415 Highway 1 North\, Greenville\, MS\, 38703\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191013
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20190624T194113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190624T194113Z
UID:11214-1570406400-1570924799@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Graphic Novels and Cartoons across the Humanities
DESCRIPTION:The University of Mississippi presents a week-long conference that incorporates graphic novels and cartoons from a plethora of humanities disciplines such as  Philosophy and Religion\, Art/Art History\, Classics\, Writing and Rhetoric\, African American Studies\, Southern Studies\, Political Science\, and the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies. \nThe conference will feature a week-long itinerary intended for the local Lafayette- Oxford- University communities as well as state-wide attendees. The schedule includes dedicated ‘reading rooms’ at the University and public libraries; various book clubs\, movie nights\, art exhibits\, two workshops\, and a weekend conference with renowned scholars and artists.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/graphic-novels-cartoons-across-humanities/
LOCATION:University of Mississippi\, P.O. Box 1848\, University\, MS\, 38677\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191005T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191005T163000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20191004T125544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191004T125544Z
UID:11246-1570287600-1570293000@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Hawkins v. Shaw: Wade Through the Waters
DESCRIPTION:The Shaw Civil Rights Project presents Wade Through the Waters\, a play about Civil Rights. Performance takes place at McEvans school in Shaw\, MS.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/hawkins-v-shaw-wade-waters/
LOCATION:McEvans Elementary School\, 601 Highway 61 N\, Shaw\, MS\, 38773
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191005T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191005T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20191004T130720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191004T130720Z
UID:11247-1570269600-1570294800@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Mississippi Writers Trail: Elizabeth Spencer
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nMississippi author Elizabeth Spencer will be honored at the Carrollton Pilgrimage & Pioneer Day Festival on Saturday\, October 5th with the unveiling of a new Mississippi Writers Trail marker. Unveiling will take place in front of the Merrill Museum on the old Courthouse Square at 10am. \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/mississippi-writers-trail-elizabeth-spencer/
LOCATION:Merrill Museum\, jackson st.\, Carrollton\, MS\, 38917
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190930T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190930T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20190820T140452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190820T140452Z
UID:11236-1569864600-1569870000@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap Biloxi: The Future of Public Education in Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:On September 30\, join the Mississippi Humanities Council and the Phil Hardin Foundation in Biloxi at the Biloxi Visitors Center for the first in a special two-part Ideas on Tap series on public education in the state. \nThe free program will feature an ideologically diverse panel of education policy experts to discuss different approaches to improving public schools. Panelists include Rachel Canter (Mississippi First)\, Nancy Loome (The Parents’ Campaign)\, and Grant Callen (Empower Mississippi) MHC executive director Dr. Stuart Rockoff will moderate. \nA follow-up program that addresses public education in Biloxi will take place on October 15. Both programs are part of a larger yearlong series on public education in communities around the state. \nAs always\, snacks and great conversation are on us\, and drinks are on you.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-tap-biloxi-future-public-education-mississippi/
LOCATION:Biloxi Visitors Center\, 1050 Beach Blvd\, Biloxi\, 39530\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191001
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20190903T152237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190903T152237Z
UID:11239-1569801600-1569887999@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage
DESCRIPTION:“UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage\,” a first-of-its-kind multi-media installation\, is opening next week at Mississippi State’s Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery. \nDisplayed Sept. 30-Nov. 1 on the second floor of MSU’s Welcome Center\, the exhibition is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Humanities Council\, National Endowment for the Humanities\, Mississippi Arts Commission\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and The Criss Trust. Co-organizers are the Department of Art in MSU’s College of Architecture\, Art and Design\, and the Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures in the College of Arts and Sciences. Created during summer 2017\, “UNPACKED” features the work of Syrian-born artist and architect Mohamad Hafez and Iraqi-born writer and speaker Ahmed Badr. \nGallery viewing hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday\, and a public reception for the exhibition will be held Sept. 30 from 4-5:30 p.m. in the same location. \nSept. 30\, 10 a.m.\, Fowlkes Auditorium in Colvard Student Union\, “Communicating Migrant Identity” panel discussion featuring Hafez; Jenna Altomonte\, assistant professor in MSU’s Department of Art; Milena A. Melo\, assistant professor in MSU’s Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures; and Keith Moser\, professor in MSU’s Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/unpacked-refugee-baggage/
LOCATION:Fowlkes Auditorium\, 198 Lee Blvd.\, Mississippi State\, 39762
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190928T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190928T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20181031T144748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181031T144748Z
UID:11080-1569664800-1569704400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Historic Rose Hill Cemetery Costumed Tour
DESCRIPTION:Rose Hill Company of Players dress in period costume and tell the documented stories of those buried in the cemetery.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/historic-rose-hill-cemetery-costumed-tour/
LOCATION:Rose Hill Cemetery\, 631 40th Avenue\, Meridian\, MS\, 39307
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190924T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190924T193000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20190312T133337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190312T133337Z
UID:11178-1569349800-1569353400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:SB: Archie Who and Why? The Story and Significance of a Mississippi Icon
DESCRIPTION:In the late 1960s and early 1970s\, Mississippi had a serious case of “Archie Fever.” University of Mississippi quarterback and Drew native Archie Manning took the state and much of the country by storm with his legendary exploits on the gridiron and his “all-American” persona off the field. At the Archie Manning Day celebration on February 27\, 1971\, Gov. John Bell Williams congratulated Manning for all of his success and thanked him for bringing the “hero-age” back\, stating\, “I thank him for giving this generation of America back to the young and old.” Lamont Wilson\, the Mississippi postal worker who wrote the lyrics to “The Ballad of Archie Who\,” called the redheaded signal caller “the best thing to happen to our great state of Mississippi in my life.” This talk explores the Archie Manning phenomenon by telling the story of one of Mississippi’s greatest sports legends and by placing his life within the context of 1960s and 1970s Mississippi. To understand why “Archie Fever” gripped the state when it did\, we must understand who Archie Manning was and how his story fit into the broader political\, social and cultural context of his times. \nSpeakers Expertise:\nDr. Charles Westmoreland Jr. teaches history at Delta State University. His expertise is in modern Southern history with an emphasis on the role of religion in public life and politics.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-archie-story-significance-mississippi-icon/
LOCATION:Sharkey Issaquena County Library\, 116 Robert Morganfield Way\, Rolling Fork\, MS\, 39159
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190924T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190924T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20190716T191545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190716T191545Z
UID:11225-1569348000-1569351600@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Let Us March On: Lee Friedlander and the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nLet Us March On: Lee Friedander and the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom is a documentary photography exhibition that details the events and people who participated in one of the first mass protests of the modern civil rights movement in 1957.  The exhibition will run at Jackson State from August 5 to November 1\, 2019\, and it will be featured at three major events including the opening reception of the 2019 Association of African American Museums meeting at JSU on August 7\, a roundtable student discussion on September 10\, a panel discussion on September 24\, and  a gallery talk by Eric Etheridge on October 29\, 2019.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/let-us-march-lee-friedlander-prayer-pilgrimage-freedom-4/
LOCATION:Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University\, 1400 John R. Lynch Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39217\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190924T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190924T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20190905T154546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190905T154546Z
UID:11241-1569346200-1569351600@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap: Who Gets to Be American:
DESCRIPTION:On September 24\, join the Mississippi Humanities Council at Hal and Mal’s in Jackson for the first in a three-part series on immigration and American identity. \nThe September 24 program will focus on the history of immigration and naturalization in the U.S. in order to help us better understand who gets to be an American. The program will feature small group discussions of key historical moments in our national debate over naturalization and immigration with help from facilitators Noel Didla\, Dr. Stuart Rockoff\, L Patricia Ice\, and others. \nAs always\, snacks and great conversation are on us\, and drinks are on you.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-tap-gets-american/
LOCATION:Hal & Mal’s\, 200 Commerce Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190919T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190919T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175012
CREATED:20190820T140012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190820T140012Z
UID:11232-1568914200-1568919600@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap Meridian: The Future of Public Education in Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:On September 19\, join the Mississippi Humanities Council\, the Phil Hardin Foundation\, and The MAX – Mississippi’s Arts + Entertainment Experience in Meridian for the first in a special two-part Ideas on Tap series on public education in the state. \nThe free program will feature an ideologically diverse panel of education policy experts to discuss different approaches to improving public schools. Panelists include Rachel Canter (Mississippi First)\, Grant Callen (Empower Mississippi)\, and Nancy Loome (The Parents’ Campaign). MHC executive director Dr. Stuart Rockoff will moderate. \nA follow-up program that addresses public education in Meridian will take place on October 17. Both programs are part of a larger yearlong series on public education in communities around the state. \nAs always\, snacks and great conversation are on us\, and drinks are on you.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-tap-meridian-future-public-education-mississippi/
LOCATION:The MAX\, 2118 Front St\, Meridian\, MS\, 39301\, United States
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