Speaker Series: Smokye Joe Frank
The 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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Historic Natchez Foundation 108 S. Commerce St., Natchez, MS, United States
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Speakers Bureau: “A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music”
Halls Ferry Park 1401 Walnut Street, Vicksburg, MS, United StatesJerry 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 […]
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Alexander v. Holmes County Freedom Trail Marker Unveiling
S. V. Marshall Elementary School 12572 MS Highway 12, Lexington, MSThe U. S. Supreme Court’s 1969 decision in the Beatrice Alexander v Holmes County Board of Education case is perhaps one of the least-recognized but most significant single victories for […]
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Speakers Bureau: “Wanted–1,000,000 Frogs: Weird and Wonderful Things Found in Mississippi Newspapers”
Anguilla Methodist Church 631 Front St, Anguilla, MS, United StatesSpeakers Bureau lecturer Tracy Carr presents: "Wanted--1,000,000 Frogs: Weird and Wonderful Things Found in Mississippi Newspapers" A monkey named Jocko who lived at the Great Southern Hotel in Gulfport, the […]
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Speakers Bureau: “The Soul of Southern Cooking”
Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center of Arts and Education 1600 Government St, Ocean Springs, MississippiBrinda Willis presents "The Soul of Southern Cooking I & II: Miz Bob's Second Batch Cooking from a Mississippi Slave Girl's Table." Miz Bob (known as Bob Hunter to friends […]
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Speakers Bureau: “From the Scraps of My Life in the Mississippi Delta”
Gumtree Museum of Art 211 W Main St,, Tupelo, MS, United StatesJ Janice Coleman presents: "From the Scraps of My Life in the Mississippi Delta" Everyone loves to hear stories, and everyone loves the feel and the memories quilts and other […]
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Speakers Bureau: “A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music”
Laurel Jones County Black History Museum and Arts 820 W 5th St, Laurel, United StatesJerry Jenkins presents: "A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music" This presentation will give the listener a glimpse of the Mande Culture of West Africa. In the […]
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Sunday Screening: Farming Freedom: The Inspiring Story of Black Land Ownership in Mississippi
TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS 222 NORTH STREET , JACKSON, MS, United StatesFarming Freedom: The Inspiring Story of Black Land Ownership in Mississippi Join us for a screening of Farming Freedom: The Inspiring Story of Black Land Ownership in Mississippi at 2 p.m. […]
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Ideas on Tap: Small Town, Big Dreams – The Power of Community and Culture
Organic Culture 114 Main Street, McComb, MSIn Mississippi, humanities, arts, and culture aren’t just enrichment, they’re currency. In small towns like McComb, these stories of resilience, creativity, and heritage hold the power to revitalize local economies, […]
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From Douglass to Duck Hill, The Bridging of two America’s
Fondren Presbyterian Church 3220 Old Canton Rd, Jackson , MSFrom Douglass to Duck Hill is a public-facing racial healing and remembrance event designed to engage Mississippians in a deeper understanding of the legacy of racial violence and the urgent […]
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Reading the Room
Organic Culture 114 Main Street, McComb, MSThe Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to partner with the Mississippi Book Festival and Organic Culture to present our next "Reading the Room" event. If you love reading, socializing and any excuse to talk about books, […]
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The Small-Town Preservation Symposium in Eupora, MS
Eupora Civic Center 2135 W Roane Ave, Eupora, MS, United StatesThe SouthWay Foundation host The Small-Town Preservation Symposium in Eupora, Mississippi bringing local, state, and nation-wide leaders to evoke discussions on the preservation movement, cultural heritage, and the value of […]
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