BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Mississippi Humanities Council - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Mississippi Humanities Council
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.mshumanities.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Mississippi Humanities Council
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20180311T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20181104T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20190310T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20191103T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20200308T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20201101T070000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190516T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190516T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144213
CREATED:20190426T155836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190426T155836Z
UID:11197-1558027800-1558033200@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap: The Future of Public Education in Jackson
DESCRIPTION:On May 16\, join the Mississippi Humanities Council and the Phil Hardin Foundation in Jackson for the final in a special two-part Ideas on Tap series on public education in the state. \nThe program will focus on the Better Together Commission\, changes taking place under new JPS leadership\, and what these changes mean for student achievement. Panelists include JPS Superintendent Dr. Erick Greene\, JPS parent organizer Rosaline McCoy\, City of Jackson CAO Dr. Robert Blaine\, and W.K. Kellogg Foundation director of Mississippi and New Orleans programs Dr. Rhea Williams-Bishop. The program will be moderated by Mississippi Today education reporter Kayleigh Skinner. \nThe program is 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-future-public-education-jackson/
LOCATION:Hal & Mal’s\, 200 Commerce Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39201\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190514T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190514T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144213
CREATED:20190426T153745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190426T153745Z
UID:11196-1557855000-1557860400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap: The Future of Public Education in Clarksdale
DESCRIPTION:On May 14\, join the Mississippi Humanities Council and the Phil Hardin Foundation in Clarksdale for the final in a special two-part Ideas on Tap series on public education in the state. \nThe program will feature a panel of Clarksdale community and education leaders knowledgeable about the state of public education in Clarksdale. The panel will be moderated by Mississippi Today columnist Aallyah Wright. \nThe program is 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-future-public-education-clarksdale/
LOCATION:Meraki Roasting Company\, 282 Sunflower Ave\, Clarksdale\, MS\, 38614\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190514T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190514T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144213
CREATED:20190417T195644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190417T195644Z
UID:11195-1557855000-1557860400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Greenville Renaissance Scholars Spring Showcase
DESCRIPTION:  \nYoung People are capable of amazing work and can open up hearts and minds in a way that adults cannot. This project aims to further racial equity by having young people create a performance that will be showcased in two Mississippi Delta communities about their experiences with race and afterward facilitate a public discussion on racial equity with audience members.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/greenville-renaissance-scholars-spring-showcase/
LOCATION:EE Bass Center\, 323 S. Main St.\, Greenville\, MS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190513T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190513T180000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144213
CREATED:20190503T140531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190503T140531Z
UID:11200-1557766800-1557770400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:SB: The ABCs of Making a Documentary Film: From Concept to Creation
DESCRIPTION:The ABCs of Making a Documentary Film: From Concept to Creation de-mystifies the creation of a documentary film. LaFrancis\, award-winning producer\, creator\, and director\, uses humor\, actual projects\, and a tremendous amount of personal experience to help beginning and intermediate documentarians not only conceptualize\, but create their projects. This is a lively\, fast-paced\, in-depth program with loads of Q&A time. \nSpeakers Expertise: \nAs a veteran of 23 years (active duty during the Vietnam War era and Air National Guard) and as a writer for more than 30 years\, LaFrancis is professionally and personally qualified to offer what is a moving and unique presentation. LaFrancis has more than 25 years experience as a professional speaker and presenter\, particularly on the topics of creative writing and journalism. With the war ever-present in our lives\, his presentation of the experiences of the soldiers and their loved ones will enlighten and engage a wide range of audiences.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-abcs-making-documentary-film-concept-creation/
LOCATION:Lincoln-Lawrence-Franklin Regional Library\, 100 South Jackson Street\, Brookhaven\, MS\, 39601
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190507T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190507T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190503T140124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190503T140124Z
UID:11199-1557255600-1557259200@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:SB: The Mississippi Melting Pot
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nA brief history (from tamales to red beans and rice) of the various ethnic and racial culinary traditions that have shaped Mississippians’ diets. \nSpeakers Expertise: \nDr. Andrew P. Haley is a professor of American cultural history at the University of Southern Mississippi. He has recently completed a book on restaurant dining in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries\, and is currently working on a history of children and eating.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-mississippi-melting-pot/
LOCATION:South Mississippi Genealogy & Historical Society\, 307 2nd Ave \, Hattiesburg \, MS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190507T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190507T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190307T184907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190307T184907Z
UID:11175-1557230400-1557234000@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:SB: Nursing Care in the 1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic
DESCRIPTION:The 1878 yellow fever epidemic in Mississippi resulted in an expansion of nursing care and the recognition of the importance of nurses in disaster care. Much nursing care was provided by family members\, but those victims who did not have the advantage of home care often received nursing care from others. Many of the nurses were from the Sisters of Charity and Sisters of Mercy\, while others were from the Howard Association. These nurses were vital to the recovery of many who had no one else to care for them as the epidemic caused panic among the citizenry and many fled the disease. Because of the severity of the epidemic\, race relations also underwent dramatic changes as African Americans nursed white Mississippians in a post-Reconstruction period fraught with racial tension and violence. \nSpeakers Expertise:\nDeanne Stephens Nuwer is Associate Professor of History at the University of Southern Mississippi.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-nursing-care-1878-yellow-fever-epidemic-2/
LOCATION:Columbus-Lowndes Public Library\, 314 7th St N\, Columbus\, MS\, 39701\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190502T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190502T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190326T204333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190326T204333Z
UID:11188-1556820000-1556823600@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:SB: Delta Epiphany: RFK in the Mississippi Delta
DESCRIPTION:In 1967\, while visiting Mississippi as part of the Senate subcommittee on poverty\, Robert Kennedy cradled hungry children\, talked with mothers about how they fed their families and examined empty refrigerators. Although he was only in the Delta for a day\, Kennedy\, the people he encountered\, Mississippi and the nation felt the impact of that journey for much longer. What he found in the Delta both shocked and motivated Kennedy to work for significant changes in the nation’s food aid policy. It was a crucial step toward his decision to run for the presidency a year later. \nDrawing upon archival research and interviews\, Meacham’s presentation outlines Kennedy’s journey through Mississippi and what he saw and heard\, concluding with how Kennedy’s visit affected food aid policy\, what has changed there and what has not changed since his visit. \n \nSpeakers Expertise:\nEllen Meacham is a Tennessee native\, longtime resident of Mississippi\, and a career journalist and journalism instructor at her alma mater\, the University of Mississippi. She is the author of Delta Epiphany: Robert F. Kennedy in Mississippi and has been a working journalist for more than two decades. She is a member of the faculty in the University of Mississippi’s journalism school where she teaches news reporting and editing. Meacham is uniquely positioned to write about the South and Mississippi. Her experience as a newspaper reporter has given her extensive contacts within the state’s political and journalistic circles. In addition\, her master’s degree in Southern Studies from the University of Mississippi undergirds her understanding the culture and the people of the South and the Mississippi Delta.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-delta-epiphany-rfk-mississippi-delta/
LOCATION:Hernando Public Library\, 370 W Commerce Street\, Hernando\, MS\, 38632
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190502T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190502T193000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20180725T193344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180725T193344Z
UID:11019-1556818200-1556825400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Greenville Renaissance Scholars Spring Showcase
DESCRIPTION:  \nYoung People are capable of amazing work and can open up hearts and minds in a way that adults cannot. This project aims to further racial equity by having young people create a performance that will be showcased in two Mississippi Delta communities about their experiences with race and afterward facilitate a public discussion on racial equity with audience members. \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/greenvilles-youth-present-lives-racial-lens/
LOCATION:EE Bass Center\, 323 S. Main St.\, Greenville\, MS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190429T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190429T193000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190104T191106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190104T191106Z
UID:11119-1556562600-1556566200@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:The Struggle Continues: Equity in Education
DESCRIPTION:“The Struggle Continues: Equity in Education” is a series of three lectures centering on the history of equity in public education. The series will examine today’s political climate and the role of the federal\, state\, and local governments in education\, and will consider ways citizens can play a role in equity in education. The April 29 event will be a student poetry event\, the Second Annual “The Struggle: Hearing Our Voices.” Students will share poetry that reflects their interpretation of the struggle for equitable education\, past and present.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/struggle-continues-equity-education-4/
LOCATION:Hancock Performing Arts Center\, 7140 Stennis Airport Rd\, Kiln\, MS\, 39556\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Hancock Performing Arts Center":MAILTO:info@hancockpac.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190423T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190423T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190405T135011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T135011Z
UID:11194-1556040600-1556046000@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap Jackson: The Future of Public Education in Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:On April 23\, join the Mississippi Humanities Council and the Phil Hardin Foundation in Jackson for the first in a special two-part Ideas on Tap series on public education in the state. \nThe program will feature an ideologically diverse panel of education policy experts to discuss different approaches to improving public schools. Panelists include Grant Callen (Empower Mississippi)\, Nancy Loome (The Parents’ Campaign)\, and Rachel Canter (Mississippi First). MHC Executive Director Dr. Stuart Rockoff will moderate. \nA follow-up program that addresses public education in Jackson will take place on May 21. 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-jackson-future-public-education-mississippi/
LOCATION:Hal & Mal’s\, 200 Commerce Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39201\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190423T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190423T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190401T152440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190401T152440Z
UID:11191-1556038800-1556046000@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Book Signing: Mississippi Witness
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nFlorence Mars\, whose family go back four generations in Neshoba County\, braved social ostracism and threats of violence to denounce the murders of the three Civil Rights workers-Schwerner\, Goodman and Cheney—through then lens of her camera. She bought a camera and built a dark room and began to photograph and document a racial order she knew was dying. \n  \nJames Campbell is the Edgar E. Robinson Professor in U. S. History at Stanford University. Elaine Owens is the retired director of image/sound archives at the Miss. Dept. of Archives and History where she helped collect and curate the Florence Mars Collection. \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/mississippi-witness-photographs-florence-mars-james-t-campbell-elaine-owens/
LOCATION:Museum of the Mississippi Delta\, 1608 Hwy 82 West\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190420T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190420T120000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190401T152051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190401T152051Z
UID:11190-1555754400-1555761600@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:The Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:This panel will discuss aspects of the Civil Rights Movement with focus on their specific areas of expertise. \n  \nFacilitator and Panelist: Dr. Robert Luckett\, Associate Professor\, Department of History and\nDirector\, Margaret Walker Center\, Jackson State University. Dr. Luckett will speak about the invention of Jim Crow and what became known as the “Mississippi Plan” that became a model 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. \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \nPresenter: Dr. Stephanie R. Rolph\, Associate Professor\, History Department\, Millsaps College Author of Resisting Equality: The Citizen’s Council 1954-1989. Rolph examines the history of the Citizens’ Council\, an organization committed to coordinating opposition to desegregation and black voting rights 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/civil-rights-movement-mississippi/
LOCATION:Museum of the Mississippi Delta\, 1608 Hwy 82 West\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190416T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190416T193000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190401T151608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190401T151608Z
UID:11189-1555437600-1555443000@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Civil Rights-Era Music Panel
DESCRIPTION:This panel will focus on the music from the Civil Rights Era. They will be using audio and video clips from the time period\, which is also included within the exhibition itself. These will include songs that were written about Emmett Till and the Three Civil Rights workers who were murdered near Philadelphia\, Miss. There are over 20 clips from the Ed Sullivan Show where African American performers were showcased\, many for the first time. They will discuss how African Americans became accepted to white audiences by their choice of music/songs and individual performances. \nPanelists include: \nScott Barretta\, Blues Historian\, Author\, Filmmaker \nBen Wiley Payton\, blues musician \nDr. Alphonso Sanders\, Mississippi Valley State University\, Professor and Blues musician
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/civil-rights-era-music-panel/
LOCATION:Museum of the Mississippi Delta\, 1608 Hwy 82 West\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190416T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190416T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190405T133712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T133712Z
UID:11193-1555435800-1555441200@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap Clarksdale: The Future of Public Education in Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:On April 16\, join the Mississippi Humanities Council\, the Phil Hardin Foundation\, and Meraki Roasting Company in Clarksdale for the first in a special two-part Ideas on Tap series on public education in the state. \nThe program will feature an ideologically diverse panel of education policy experts to discuss different approaches to improving public schools. Panelists include Constance White (Empower Mississippi)\, Nancy Loome (The Parents’ Campaign)\, and Sanford Johnson (Mississippi First). MHC Executive Director Dr. Stuart Rockoff will moderate. \nA follow-up program that addresses public education in Clarksdale will take place on May 14. 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-clarksdale-future-public-education-mississippi/
LOCATION:Meraki Roasting Company\, 282 Sunflower Ave\, Clarksdale\, MS\, 38614\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190413T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190413T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190314T191235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190314T191235Z
UID:11182-1555171200-1555174800@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:The 39th Annual Alcorn State University Jazz Festival: Dee Dee Bridgewater
DESCRIPTION:  \nAn hour-long educational workshop conducted by Grammy and Tony Award-winning jazz giant Dee Dee Bridgewater. She will discuss various topics that relate to the heritage and history of jazz in the U.S. South.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/39th-annual-alcorn-state-university-jazz-festival-ellis-marsalis/
LOCATION:Vicksburg Convention Center\, 1600 Mulberry Street\, Vicksburg\, MS\, 39180
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190413T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190413T120000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20181031T160004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181031T160004Z
UID:11082-1555149600-1555156800@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Artistic Expression during the Civil Rights Movement
DESCRIPTION:Turry Flucker will lead a panel that will focuses on two significant art groups that responded to the Civil Rights movement: The Art Committee for Tougaloo College and Spiral: An African American Art Collective. Active from the summer of 1963 through 1965\, he group of artists met weekly to discuss the role of African-American artists in politics and the Civil Rights Movement\, as well as in the larger art world\, and organized one group exhibition.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/artistic-expression-civil-rights-movement/
LOCATION:Museum of the Mississippi Delta\, 1608 Hwy 82 West\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190415
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190220T161627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190220T161627Z
UID:11173-1555113600-1555286399@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:2019 Petal Southern Miss Powwow
DESCRIPTION:The 2019 Petal Suthern Miss Powwow will be held on April 13-14 with a school day on April 11. It will take place at Willie Hinton Park in Petal\, with Natives and non-Natives in celebration of American Indian Culture\, crafts\, foodways\, dance\, and song.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/2019-petal-southern-miss-powwow/
LOCATION:Willie Hinton Park\, 718 S. Main Street\, Petal\, MS\, 39465\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190412T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190412T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190307T184704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190307T184704Z
UID:11174-1555092000-1555095600@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:SB: Robert Johnson at the Crossroads
DESCRIPTION:In colorful costume\,storytellers Rebecca Jernigan and Wendy Garrison retell the tale of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. With music\, drama and sign language\, they recount his fateful encounter with the Prince of Darkness at the crossroads in the Delta. In educational venues they stress that the audience is integral to any live performance. They discuss the historical person Robert Johnson\, and they share the role of the blues as an indigenous musical genre that grew out of the challenges of life in the Mississippi delta. \nSpeakers Expertise:\nWendy Garrison is an Oxford\, MS\, slide guitar player profiled on the Mississippi Arts Commission’s Folk Life and Folk Artist Directory.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-robert-johnson-crossroads/
LOCATION:Lee County Library\, 219 N. Madison Street\, Tupelo\, MS\, 38804
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190412T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190412T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190204T172733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190204T172733Z
UID:11165-1555084800-1555088400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Everywhere with Roy Lewis
DESCRIPTION:The Margaret Walker Center presents the photography exhibition Everywhere with Roy Lewis as part of its 13th annual student conference at Jackson State University. Roy Lewis has been a celebrated black photographer for the past 50 years\, who photographed many of the iconic moments of the modern civil rights movement and was often invited by Dr. Margaret Walker Alexander to photograph the events she hosted at Jackson State. \nThere will be an opening gallery talk and reception with Roy Lewis himself in the Johnson Hall Art Gallery at JSU\, where the exhibition will be installed on Friday\, April 12. There will also be a public conversation on Thursday\, June 6\, in Johnson Hall with Mark Geil\, Associate Professor of Art\, whose work focuses on photography\, and Redell Hearn\, Curator of Art and Civil Rights for Tougaloo College and the Mississippi Museum of Art. \nThe exhibition will run at Jackson State from April 12 to June 28\, 2019. \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/everywhere-roy-lewis/
LOCATION:Jackson State University\, 1400 J.R. Lynch Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39217
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190411T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190411T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190204T170532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190204T170532Z
UID:11163-1555009200-1555012800@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:2019 Sammy O. Cranford Memorial History Lecture
DESCRIPTION:The 2019 annual Sammy O. Craford Memorial History Lecture will take place Thursday\, April 11. This year\, Dr. Joseph Crespino (Jimmy Carter Professor of American History at Emory University) will deliver a presentation entitled “Atticus Finch: The Biography.” \nThe lecture will take place at 7pm in the Jobe Hall Auditorium on the DSU campus.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/2019-sammy-o-cranford-memorial-history-lecture/
LOCATION:Delta State University\, 1003 W Sunflower Rd\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38733\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190409T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190409T180000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190322T143643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190322T143643Z
UID:11187-1554825600-1554832800@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:"Mississippi Justice" Film Screening and Panel
DESCRIPTION:NMHS Unlimited Productions and the Mississippi Humanities Council present the documentary film “Mississippi Justice\,” a film based on actual events that occurred in Pike County\, Mississippi in 1951.  This event is free and open to the public. \nBased on documented records\, the film centers around a 20-year-old black female\, Hattie Lee Barnes\, with only a fourth-grade education\, who shot and killed a young blue-eyed\, six-foot-tall white male from a local prominent family. At the time the newest and youngest attorney in Pike County\, Joe Pigott\, was appointed as her public defender. In 20 days\, Hattie Lee Barnes was served an indictment\, entered a not guilty plea\, and was on trial for murder. \nAfter the film is shown\, a panel will discuss the judicial and social environment during that period in Mississippi history and how it relates to the issues of today.  Panel members will include City of Jackson Municipal Judge June Hardwick; Attorney Brad Pigott\, son of the late Justice Joe Pigott; Judge Patricia Wise\, retired Hinds County Chancery Court Judge; and Dr. Wilma Mosley Clopton\, filmmaker. \nEvent will take place in room 100 of the Charles F. Moore building \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/mississippi-justice-film-screening-panel-2/
LOCATION:Jackson State University\, 1400 J.R. Lynch Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39217
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190408T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190408T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190322T142753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190322T142753Z
UID:11186-1554742800-1554750000@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:"Mississippi Justice" Film Screening and Panel
DESCRIPTION:NMHS Unlimited Productions and the Mississippi Humanities Council present the documentary film “Mississippi Justice\,” a film based on actual events that occurred in Pike County\, Mississippi in 1951.  This event is free and open to the public. \nBased on documented records\, the film centers around a 20-year-old black female\, Hattie Lee Barnes\, with only a fourth-grade education\, who shot and killed a young blue-eyed\, six-foot-tall white male from a local prominent family. At the time the newest and youngest attorney in Pike County\, Joe Pigott\, was appointed as her public defender. In 20 days\, Hattie Lee Barnes was served an indictment\, entered a not guilty plea\, and was on trial for murder. \nAfter the film is shown\, a panel will discuss the judicial and social environment during that period in Mississippi history and how it relates to the issues of today.  Panel members will include City of Jackson Municipal Judge June Hardwick; Attorney Brad Pigott\, son of the late Justice Joe Pigott; Judge Patricia Wise\, retired Hinds County Chancery Court Judge; and Dr. Wilma Mosley Clopton\, filmmaker. 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/mississippi-justice-film-screening-panel/
LOCATION:MC Law CNS Building\, 151 E. Griffith Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39201
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190406T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190406T120000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20181031T154012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181031T154012Z
UID:11081-1554541200-1554552000@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Let the World See What I've Seen
DESCRIPTION:The murder of Emmett Till remains fresh in our memory as evidenced by recent articles in the Clarion Ledger by a variety of authors particularly since the reopening of the case by the U.S. Attorney General. Patrick Weems of the Emmett Till Interpretive Center will facilitate the panel discussion that will include: 1) Devery S. Anderson\, author of Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Move; 2) Dave Tell\, from the University of Kansas\, will present on his Emmett Till Memory Project and 3) Wheeler Parker\, Till’s cousin who was with him at the time of his abduction.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/let-world-see-ive-seen/
LOCATION:Museum of the Mississippi Delta\, 1608 Hwy 82 West\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190405T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190405T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190318T132617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190318T132617Z
UID:11184-1554485400-1554494400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:MHC Public Humanities Awards and Gala
DESCRIPTION:The Mississippi Humanities Council will hold its Public Humanities Awards and Gala April 5\, 2019\, at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson. The awards recognize outstanding work by Mississippians in bringing the insights of the humanities to public audiences. \nHelp celebrate awardees Patti Carr Black\, Winterville Mounds\, Mississippi Today\, Dr. Stephanie Clanton Rolph\, Dr. Brinda Fuller Willis\, and our 32 Humanities Teacher Award winners by purchasing a ticket or sponsorship here: http://mshumanities.org/program/public-humanities-awards/ \nThank you to our event sponsors Trustmark\, Entergy Mississippi\, and BancorpSouth for their generous financial support.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/mhc-public-humanities-awards-gala/
LOCATION:Old Capitol Museum\, 100 South State Street\, Jackson \, MS\, 39201
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190404T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190404T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190402T152456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190402T152456Z
UID:11192-1554397200-1554404400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights
DESCRIPTION:The Museum of the Mississippi Delta is hosting the traveling exhibit “For All the World to See: Visual Culture and Struggle for Civil Rights\,” with an opening cocktail reception on Thursday\, April 4. This exhibition examines the role visual culture played in shaping and transforming the struggle for racial equality in America from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s. The exhibit is not a history of the Civil Rights Movement itself\, but rather an exploration of the vast number of potent images that have influenced how Americans perceived race and the struggle for equality. \nMuseum members admitted free\, non-member tickets are $10.00
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/world-see-visual-culture-struggle-civil-rights/
LOCATION:Museum of the Mississippi Delta\, 1608 Hwy 82 West\, Greenwood\, MS\, 38930
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190404
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190407
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20181105T165208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181105T165208Z
UID:11083-1554336000-1554595199@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Behind the Big House
DESCRIPTION:The Behind The Big House Tour is uncovering the truth about slavery in antebellum Holly Springs.  Re-enactors channel the lives of enslaved people in the houses where they actually lived. They demonstrate the labor of slaves in the kitchen\,  the yard\, and the big house.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/behind-big-house/
LOCATION:Hugh Craft House\, 184 S. Memphis St.\, Holly Springs\, MS\, 38635
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190401T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190401T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190321T204916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190321T204916Z
UID:11185-1554141600-1554145200@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:SB: Rethinking Mass Incarceration for a Better Way Forward
DESCRIPTION:This presentation consists of a brief introduction of the current state of incarceration in America and Mississippi. Dr. Pickett will then share with the audience the long history of incarceration in Mississippi beginning with the institution of slavery\, the first jails in Natchez and Jackson\, the black codes and the convict lease system in the late nineteenth century. He will then describe the shift in the state’s history for prison reform to penitentiaries like Parchman at the turn of the twentieth century. Finally\, he will examine incarceration and punishment through the Jim Crow era and the use of lynching\, imprisonment during the Civil Rights movement and the modern day situation of private\, for-profit prisons in Mississippi. He will then provide examples of ways in which we can begin to\, as a society\, rethink the prison space through discussing the creation and founding of the Prison to College Pipeline program. He will demonstrate that providing small investments in education has tremendous results in reducing recidivism\, enhancing re-entry and lowering the violence level of incarcerated spaces. Introducing a humanities-driven curriculum meant to encourage\, inspire and to bring hope and dignity to incarcerated men and women across the state will help this continue. \nSpeakers Expertise:\nDr. Pickett holds a Ph.D. in U.S. history from the University of Mississippi and has taught history courses at the University of Mississippi and Mississippi College\, which included the institution of slavery\, the convict lease system and the modern carceral state. He has also taught courses on the history and literature of the Civil Rights Movement at Parchman Mississippi State Penitentiary and the Central Correctional Facility.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-rethinking-mass-incarceration-better-way-forward/
LOCATION:Hines Hall Auditorium\, 101 Cunningham Blvd.\, Booneville\, MS\, 38829
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190327
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190330
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20181105T174738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181105T174738Z
UID:11086-1553644800-1553903999@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:The Twenty-Sixth Oxford Conference for the Book
DESCRIPTION:Founded by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture and Square Books\, the conference brings together fiction and nonfiction writers\, journalists\, artists\, poets\, publishers\, teachers\, students\, and literacy advocates for three days of conversation in the literary town of Oxford\, Mississippi. \nThe 26th Oxford Conference for the Book will take place Wednesday\, March 27 – Friday\, March 29\, 2019. \nPlease visit the Oxford Conference for the Book website to learn more.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/twenty-sixth-oxford-conference-book/
LOCATION:Various Locations in Oxford; Visit Website for More Information\, 38655
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190326T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190326T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190308T184407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190308T184407Z
UID:11176-1553594400-1553619600@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Shange's Sojourn: Women\, Art\, & Activism
DESCRIPTION:“Shange’s Sojourn: ‘Somebody almost walked off with alla my stuff!’ Women\, Art\, & Activism” is a celebration of Women’s History Month recognizing Ntozake Shange’s legacy as established bby the release and reception of her choreopoem for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf. \nThe March 26 program will include a full day of activities on the JSU campus. It will begin with a theatrical production of exceprts from for colored girls…with both student and community actors. Afterward\, there will be a Q&A session with the actors and director. Later\, a panel of scholars from Jackson State and Tougaloo will discuss women\, art\, and activism. The discussion will be followed by an Artists’ Lounge that will feature local poets and visual artist presenting and discussing their work. The day will conclude with a student open mic event.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/shanges-sojourn-women-art-activism/
LOCATION:Jackson State University\, 1400 J.R. Lynch Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39217
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190325T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190325T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T144214
CREATED:20190128T161128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190128T161128Z
UID:11161-1553535000-1553540400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Representing the Experiences of Women: Women in Mississippi Politics
DESCRIPTION:The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park Campus premieres its spring 2019 Cultural Arts Series\, “Representing the Experiences of Women\, From the English Renaissance to Right Now.” \nOn March 25\, a bi-partisan panel of female politicians from south Mississippi will reflect on their careers in local and state politics. \n“The theme\, ‘Representing the Experiences of Women\, From the English Renaissance to Right Now\,’ was prompted by the #MeToo movement and an unprecedented increase in the number of women who ran for—and were elected to—local\, state\, and national offices in the midterm elections of 2018\,” said Dr. Christopher D. Foley\, event organizer and assistant professor of English. \n“In the midst of these important movements in gender politics and society more widely\, we aim to foster community engagement and civil dialogue regarding the changing roles of women in society today. We hope the public will join us for the conversation.”
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/representing-experiences-women-women-mississippi-politics/
LOCATION:Hardy Hall Ballroom\, 730 East Beach Blvd.\, Long Beach\, MS\, 39560
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR