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SUMMARY:Juneteenth Festival
DESCRIPTION:Prepare for a full day of teach and learning African American History! The Juneteenth celebration consist of a Freedom Parade\, Reenactment of Notification to African Americans being freed from slavery\, Tour of Actual Slave quarters at Craft House and a full teaching and learning about slavery and Black History. Freedom parade starts at noon. The first tour of Slave Quarters will be at 1:00pm. There will be tents and tables set up around the Courthouse grounds with resources\, information\, arts & crafts\, games\, prizes and more. The program will begin immediately after the Slave Quarters tour at 1pm. There will be speakers on the History of Juneteenth\, Genealogy\, Slavery and Black History. There will also be singing and live music related to Juneteenth.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/juneteenth-festival/
LOCATION:Holly Springs Historic Courthouse\, 128 Van Dorn Ave\, Holly Springs\, MS\, 38635\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Care Now":MAILTO:carenow1975@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230617T170000
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SUMMARY:Juneteenth Celebration/Project Kickoff
DESCRIPTION:A Juneteenth Celebration will be held at Valena C. Jones School on June 17\, 2023\, to announce the kickoff of an Oral History Project. The project is to begin collecting contact information for former teachers and students who are interested in participating in interviews. Juneteenth celebrates the independence of Black Americans\, and the celebration is planned to entertain\, educate and empower the Bay St. Louis community and surrounding area. \nHearing their stories is a powerful recognition of the struggle for civil rights\, the barriers to education faces and the successful lives and careers of so many graduates of this school. The friends of the Valena C Jones School hopes to use this project as a springboard to create an exhibit about the school and the community leaders it formed.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/juneteenth-celebration-project-kickoff/
LOCATION:Valena C. Jones School\, Bay St. Louis\, 39520\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230616T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230616T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230612T210140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T210140Z
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SUMMARY:The Legacy of Juneteenth: Are We Free?
DESCRIPTION:What is the legacy of freedom in Mississippi and what challenges are Black Mississippians facing today? Join us for this enlightening community conversation on the legacy of Juneteenth with some of our brightest scholars. This conversation will be focused on Black Mississippian’s liberation story and try to answer the question\, “Are We Really Free?” \n  \nThe program will last from 11am-2pm. We will start the conversation at 11:15am and have it last till 12:30pm. A 15minute Q&A session will follow. Free Food will be served.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-legacy-of-juneteenth-are-we-free/
LOCATION:The Orchid Bed and Breakfast\, 628 North State Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39202
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230615T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230615T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
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SUMMARY:In the Bones Movie Premiere
DESCRIPTION:The Mississippi Humanities Council and The Southern Poverty Law Center are co-sponsoring the Jackson premiere screening of the Mississippi-based documentary\, IN THE BONES\, directed by Kelly Duane de la Vega and produced by Jessica Anthony.  The Screening is at the Capri Theatre June 15th at 6:30pm. \nHaving previously screened at the New Orleans\, Atlanta\, Nashville\, San Francisco DOCFEST (where it won the audience award)\, and Oxford Film Festivals\, as well as internationally in Berlin\, Sydney\, Tokyo and Dubai\, IN THE BONES will have its Jackson premiere on Thursday\, June 15th\, at 6:30 p.m. at the historic Capri Theatre in Fondren\, followed by a panel discussion with director Kelly Duane de la Vega\, producer Jessica Anthony and local community leaders. \nIn the Bones is a lyrical documentary that explores the personal and political by interweaving the lives of 12 characters living in Mississippi during a legislative session in which equal pay for equal work and abortion rights are being decided. Although set in three distinct regions of Mississippi\, In the Bones is a much broader exploration of our culture\, an unsettling portrayal of America that lingers\, shining a light on the weight women live under in this country and also the resilience expressed in everyday acts of survival. View the trailer for In the Bones here: threeframes.org/in-the-bones.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/in-the-bones-movie-premiere/
LOCATION:Capri Theatre\, 3023 N State St\,\, Jackson\, 39216\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230608T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230611T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
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SUMMARY:Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer (theatre project)
DESCRIPTION:The performance is a theatrical adaptation of the award winning children’s book Voices of Freedom Fannie Lou Hamer Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement authored by Carol Boston Weatherford. The actors are faith\, school and civic community members in Winona and the counties of Mongomery and Carroll. \nVoices of Freedom chronicles Mrs. Hamer’s life from childhood through the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. At the conclusion of each performance\, there will be an opportunity for audience members to ask questions and share commentary of their experiences.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/voice-of-freedom-fannie-lou-hamer-theatre-project/
LOCATION:Montogomery County Performing Arts Center\, 208 Summit St\, Winona\, 38967\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230605T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230630T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230517T150924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230517T150924Z
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SUMMARY:E-STEAM Summer Camp
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Social Entrepreneurship will provide a free E-STEAM Summer Camp to promote entrepreneurship\, STEAM\, and the arts 4th and 5th graders residing in West Jackson\, MS. The four week camp is scheduled for June 2023 with daily sessions Monday-Friday 8:—2:00. Cap will be help at iVilliage Community House to provide easy access for neighborhood children.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/e-steam-summer-camp/
LOCATION:iVilliage Community House\, 1225 Robinson Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39203\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="center for social entrepreneurship":MAILTO:vilas@cse-ms.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230604T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230604T120000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230602T184902Z
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SUMMARY:M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge Freedom Trail Marker
DESCRIPTION:– On June 4\, the historic M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge will be added to the Mississippi Freedom Trail. Visit Jackson\, Visit Mississippi\, and the Mississippi Humanities Council are organizing the unveiling ceremony that will be a part of the M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge Homecoming activities that day. The historic site served as a sanctuary for Masons of Jackson and the Jackson Civil Rights Movement. At one time\, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)\, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)\, and other civil rights organizations of Mississippi had their central offices within the Stringer Lodge. \nThe Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party organized and chose delegates during a conference at the Lodge to represent the party at the 1964 Democratic Convention. Those delegates later became catalysts for the expansion of voting rights to all Americans. The Lodge also served as Medgar W. Evers’ second Jackson office working as the field secretary for the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP. The current Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP\, led by Charles Taylor\, is still housed in the M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge. \nJoin us on June 4 at 10:00 A.M. for the unveiling of the marker outside in the Lodge’s parking lot. The ceremony is open to the public.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/m-w-stringer-grand-lodge-freedom-trail-marker/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230512T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230512T160000
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SUMMARY:Cottrell Street Festival Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Cottrell Street is one of the most historic streets in the City of WestPoint and leaders wanted to spread some of the history to those who don’t know much about it. \nCottrell Street used to be the life of West Point in the 50’s and 60’s but things died down after that. Now town leaders and residents want to restore the celebration and tell the story of the street at a symposium held during the weekend festival help May 12\, 2023. The symposium will educate the community of the importance of and education THEN during segregation and integration compared to NOW.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/cottrell-street-festival-symposium/
LOCATION:northside christian church\, 155 Cottrell Street\, West Point\, MS\, 39773\, Andorra
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230426T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230426T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230419T162851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T162851Z
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SUMMARY:IOT - Addressing the Gender Divide in Mississippi Politics
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URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/iot-addressing-the-gender-divide-in-mississippi-politics/
LOCATION:Cultivation Food Hall\, 1200 Eastover Drive #125\, Jackson\, MS\, 39211\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230424T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230424T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T155155Z
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SUMMARY:ICC 2023 Humanities Showcase
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, April 24th\, ICC Fulton campus library will have a Humanities Showcase from 2 to 4. It is the final event in our year-long series “Reflecting Mississippi: Finding Yourself in Mississippi’s Reflection.” \nThe showcase will be broken into four segments of twenty minutes each: \n(2:00-2:10 — Welcome and Overview) \n2:10-2:30 — Philosophy and Ethics \n2:40-3:00 — Literature and History \n3:10-3:30 — Linguistics \n3:40-4:00 — Comparative Religion \nEach segment will open with a scholarly overview\, followed by four students reading their work. \nDuring the ten-minute breaks\, people can come and go\, enjoy refreshments\, and browse the numerous posters of student work that will be displayed in the library. The event is open to the public. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/icc-2023-humanities-showcase/
LOCATION:Itawamba Community College\, 602 W Hill Street\, Fulton\, MS\, 38843
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230423
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SUMMARY:Behind the Big House Program & Tour ( 2023)
DESCRIPTION:Behind the Big House is one of few historic site tours developed with the specific goal of interpreting slavery. The program began with several private homeowners in Holly Springs\, Mississippi\, who opened slave houses on their properties to the public. Since 2012\, the program has educated thousands in North Mississippi and Arkansas. This year\,  Preserve Marshall County & Holly Springs\, Inc. will continue to provide a more complete narrative of our town and its history\, as a template for others to follow. The programs has now moves beyond alignment with the Pilgrimage dates to accommodate the growing interest among school groups. \nIn 2014\, Preserve Marshall County and Holly Springs\, Inc. received the Mississippi Heritage Trust’s Heritage Award for Preservation Education for the Behind the Big House program. In 2015\, it received the Mississippi Humanities Council Preserver of Mississippi Culture Award\, as well as a Mississippi Historical Society Award of Merit. In 2018\, the National Humanities Alliance launched its Humanities for All website\, which is a catalog of nearly 1500 publicly-engaged projects. Behind the Big House is one of 51 featured programs to have an extended profile on this website.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/behind-the-big-house-program-tour-2023/
LOCATION:Preserve Marshall County & Holly Springs\, Inc.\, 184 S Memphis St\, Holly Springs\, MS\, 38635-2919\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230413T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230413T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230412T131850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T131850Z
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SUMMARY:What We Can Learn From... Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Mississippi College presents a series of talks entitled\, “What We Can Learn From _____.” This talk features Dr. Christopher Snyder presenting “Never Laugh at Dragons\,” What We Can Learn from J.R.R. Tolkien and Mythology. Check it out\, 4/13 at the Chapel (Building A)- FBC Clinton. Each presentation is followed by a reception with live music. The event is free and open to the public. \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/what-we-can-learn-from-lecture-series-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230413T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230413T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230410T143840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T143840Z
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SUMMARY:Bootjack and Red Historical Marker
DESCRIPTION:A historical marker commemorating the tragic lynching and torture deaths of Robert “Bootjack” McDaniels and Roosevelt “Red” Townes will be unveiled in Duck Hill\, Mississippi on April 13\, 2023. The story of the murders of Bootjack and Red is among the unsung history of Blacks living in Mississippi.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/bootjack-and-red-historical-marker/
LOCATION:Duck Hill\, MS\, 312 Main Street\, Duck Hill\, MS\, 38925\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="mississippi2":MAILTO:admin@brice-media.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230401T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230401T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230210T170157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230210T170157Z
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SUMMARY:Shell-Carving with Alex Alvarez
DESCRIPTION:Medicine Wheel Garden Event at USM Hattiesburg Campus\n\n\nThe Center of American Indian Research and Studies (CAIRS) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is partnering with the Mississippi Humanities Council\, WECAN (Women’s Earth & Climate Action Network) and the Telenutrition Center to present several events throughout the year at the Medicine Wheel Garden\, located on the USM Hattiesburg campus behind the Liberal Arts Building. \nDr. Tammy Greer\, an associate professor of psychology who serves as director for CAIRS\, developed the Medicine Wheel Garden in 2005 along with others to highlight the plants that were used by the indigenous peoples of this area\, and to promote awareness of the rich histories and cultures of Southeastern Native Americans. \nAll events begin at 1 p.m. at the Medicine Wheel Garden; native plant-based snacks will be provided at each event. Members of the university and local communities are invited to these free events. \n*   April 1: Shell-Carving with Alex Alvarez \n*   Sept. 23: Plant-Based Pigments with Robin Whitfield \n*   Nov. 11: Plant Medicine with Jenna Mae
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/shell-carving-with-alex-alvarez/
LOCATION:USM Liberal Arts Building\, 114 N. 31st Ave.\, Hattiesburg\, MS\, 39401
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230331T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230402T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T204155Z
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SUMMARY:Creating Space for Lucy: Philosophy\, Race and the Artisan Nashville Ballet's Lucy Negro Redux
DESCRIPTION:Mississippi State University will host this conference intended to bring together the artist who created Nashville Ballet’s “Lucy Negro Redux” with both senior and junior scholars in academic fields important for thinking through different aspects of it. \nFeatured Events include: \nA Roundtable Discussion with poet\, Caroline Randall Williams\, choreographer Paul Vasterling\, and originator of the role of Lucy\, Kayla Rowser\nA Public Screening of Nashville Ballet’s Lucy Negro Redux\nInvited paper sessions featuring an international and interdisciplinary roster of scholars from African American and African Studies\, Dance and Performance Studies\, Literary Studies\, and Philosophy. \nAll events are free & open to the public. For additional\nquestions\, contact Kristin Boyce at\nlucyconference@gmail.com
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/creating-space-for-lucy-philosophy-race-and-the-artisan-nashville-ballets-lucy-negro-redux/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230329T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230329T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230322T150418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230322T150418Z
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SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap - The Women who Run our State
DESCRIPTION:According to the 2016 Clarion Ledger article\, “The Women who Run our State”\, “Of 172 legislative seats at the state Capitol\, only 25 are filled by women.” Now in 2023\, that number has decreased to 23. The article also states that in 2016\, “Only five of our 19 higher court judges and justices are women”. In 2023\, the number of women in Mississippi’s high courts have decreased to 4. As the number of female college and law school graduates increase nationally\, why hasn’t women’s political representation of in our state grown?  Join us Wednesday March 29th at Cultivation Food Hall as we address that question and others in our next Ideas on Tap conversation: Addressing the gender divide in Mississippi Politics. Among our panel guests will be Rep. Zakiya Summers (District 68) and Sen. Nicole Akins Boyd (District 9). The program is brought to you in partnership with the Mississippi Women’s Foundation and will last from 5:30 to 7pm. The address to cultivation Food Hall is 1200 Eastover Dr #125\, Jackson\, MS 39211. For more information\, please contact program and outreach officer John Spann Jspann@mhc.state.ms.us
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-on-tap-the-women-who-run-our-state/
LOCATION:Cultivation Food Hall\, 1200 Eastover Drive #125\, Jackson\, MS\, 39211\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230329T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230331T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230126T213028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230126T213028Z
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SUMMARY:The Twenty-Ninth Oxford Conference for the Book
DESCRIPTION:Founded by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture and Square Books\, the Oxford Conference  for the Book 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. This is the longest-running event put on by the Center and is always free and open to the public\, and takes place in the spring. \nThe twenty-ninth Oxford Conference for the Book is set for March 29-31\, 2023. Go here for more details.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-twenty-ninth-oxford-conference-for-the-book/
LOCATION:The Overby Center\, 555 Grove Loop\, University\, MS\, 386777\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230325T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230325T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230306T170844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T170844Z
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SUMMARY:Banned Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:Millsaps College will host its very first Banned Books Festival on March 25\, 2023. Increasingly\, multitudes of books have been banned from public school libraries for their subject matter—for example\, exploring racial justice and injustice\, documenting investigative reporting and navigating difficult experiences through memoir. In reaction to these rising bans\, the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute\, the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting\, the Mississippi Humanities Council\, the Millsaps College Truth\, Racial Healing and Transformation Campus Center (TRHT)\, and the ACLU are collaborating to sponsor a festival with authors of banned books sharing their stories. Join authors Angie Thomas\, Julie K. Brown and Rick Bragg\, and other to hear them discuss authorship\, publication and banning. This event will begin at 9:00 a.m. and take place in various locations on the Millsaps campus.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/banned-book-festival/
LOCATION:Millsaps College\, 1701 N. State Street\, Jackson\, Mississippi\, 39202
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230324T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230324T193000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230306T150859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T150859Z
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SUMMARY:Public Humanities Awards
DESCRIPTION:The Mississippi Humanities Council announced the winners of its 2023 Public Humanities Awards recognizing outstanding work in preserving and sharing Mississippi’s unique history and culture. The awards ceremony will be held March 24\, 2023 at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. Tickets can be purchased at mshumanities.org. \nAlso\, the MHC will recognize 30 recipients of the 2023 Humanities Teacher Awards\, which pay tribute to outstanding faculty in traditional humanities fields at each of our state’s institutions of higher learning. \nThe Council invites everyone to join them at their 2023 Public Humanities Awards ceremony and reception March 24\, 2022\, at 5:30 p.m. at the Two Mississippi Museums. \nTickets for the Mississippi Humanities Council Public Humanities Awards ceremony and reception are $50 each and may be purchased through the MHC website or by sending a check to the Mississippi Humanities Council\, 3825 Ridgewood Road\, Room 317\, Jackson\, MS 39211.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/public-humanities-awards/
LOCATION:TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS\, 222 NORTH STREET \, JACKSON\, MS\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230322T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230322T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
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SUMMARY:Grants Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Register today! Join representatives from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for Humanities virtually to learn more about funding opportunities through grants other resources. Questions or registration: christopher_miller@hydesimth.senate.gov
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/grants-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230322T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230322T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230306T150248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T150248Z
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SUMMARY:Oral History Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Tell Your Story \nStories guide our work and are the threads that bring communities together and connect people to the things they’re passionate about. \nWe’re proud to partner with the Mississippi Humanities Council to present this full-day introductory workshop designed for anyone interested in documenting advocacy\, family history\, or community stories by recording oral history interviews. \nThis workshop is FREE and open to the public. Just bring a notebook and a pen or pencil and get ready to share your story. Seats are limited and registration is required.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/oral-history-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230225T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230225T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230217T160347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230217T160347Z
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SUMMARY:Meridian History Walk
DESCRIPTION:From the Civil War burning of Meridian to a tornado wiping out the city’s business district 1906\, the history of the Queen City will come alive for area residents Saturday during the second annual Meridian Downtown History Walk. Free to the public\, the self-guided history walk will begin at noon and run until 4 p.m. Attendees can pick up tour maps at Dumont Plaza. Also new will be a story presented by the Meridian Freedom Project on the old E.F. Young Hotel and its historical importance. The skit will center around the hotel’s inclusion in the Green Book\, a travel guide published during segregation in the South that identified hotels and businesses that would accept African American customers. The downtown history walk is funded in part by The Mississippi Humanities Council\, Lauderdale Tourism and the East Mississippi Community Foundation…an estimated 1\,000 people attended last year’s event.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/meridian-history-walk/
LOCATION:Meridian\, MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230224T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230224T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230221T201503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T201503Z
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SUMMARY:The Impact of Rap Music on Today's Youth
DESCRIPTION:Community Library Mississippi presents The Impact of Rap Music on Today’s Youth Community Speaking Series presented Malesha Smith live on Zoom and Facebook Live. Get your tickets at eventbrite.com  or email communitylibrary.ms@gmail.com for more information.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-impact-of-rap-music-on-todays-youth/
LOCATION:zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Community Library":MAILTO:comunitylibrary.ms@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230226
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230124T174720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T174720Z
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SUMMARY:Natchez Literary & Cinema Celebration
DESCRIPTION:This annual celebration\, which began in 1990\, is a theme-based lecture series enhanced by films\, workshops\, exhibitions\, book signings\, concerts\, discussions and more. The conference is made possible in part by the Mississippi Humanities Council. Here’s a list of presenters: \nDr. Rebecca Hall\, Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts\n(Simon and Schuster\, 2021)\nDr. Jonathan White\, A House Built by Slaves\, African American Visitors to\nthe Lincoln White House (Rowman and Littlefi eld\, 2022)\nDr. Joan DeJean\, Mutinous Women\, How French Convicts Became\nFounding Mothers of the Gulf Coast (Basic Books\, 2022)\nDr. Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell\, Skirts\, Fashioning Modern Femininity\nin the Twentieth Century (St. Martin’s Press\, 2022)\nJulie Hines Mabus\, Confessions of a Southern Beauty Queen (University\nPress of MS\, 2022)\nDr. Elizabeth Bronwyn Boyd\, Southern Beauty\, Race\, Ritual\, and Memory\nin the Modern South (University of Georgia Press\, 2022)\nDr. Jodi Skipper\, Behind the Big House: Reconciling Slavery\, Race\, and\nHeritage in the U.S. South (University of Iowa Press\, 2022)\nAmy Argetsinger\, There She Was: The Secret History of Miss America (Atria/\nOne Signal Publishers\, 2021)\nKristen Green\, The Devil’s Half Acre\, the Untold Story of How One Woman\nLiberated the South’s Most Notorious Slave Jail (Seal Press\, 2022)\nDanielle Dreilinger\, The Secret History of Home Economics\, How\nTrailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way\nWe Live (WW Norton and Co\, 2021)\nDr. Thavolia Glymph\, The Women’s Fight: The Civil War’s Battles for Home\,\nFreedom\, and Nation (University of North Carolina Press\, 2021)\nShelby Harriel\, Behind the Rifl e\, Women Soldiers in Civil War Mississippi\n(University Press of Mississippi\, 2019)\nDr. Rebecca Sharpless\, Grain and Fire\, a History of Baking in the American\nSouth (University of North Carolina Press\, 2022)\nDiane C. McPhail\, The Seamstress of New Orleans (A John Scognamiglio\nBook\, 2022) and The Abolitionist’s Daughter (A John Scognamiglio Book\,\n2019)\nDr. Sarah Adlakha\, She Wouldn’t Change a Thing (Forge Books\, 2021) and\nMidnight on the Marne (Forge Books\, 2022)\nValerie Martin\, Property (Vintage\, 2004)\, Mary Reilly (Vintage\, 2001)\, The\nGreat Divorce (Bantam\, 1995)\nChristine Wiltz\, The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld\n(Da Capo Press\, 2001)\nNicole A. Taylor\, Watermelon & Red Birds\, A Cookbook for Juneteenth and\nBlack Celebrations (Simon and Schuster\, 2022)\nDr. Gail Myers\, Rhythms of the Land\, a multimedia fi lm documentary\, 2022\nTimothy Givens\, The Saloon\, a fi lm documentary\, 2022
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/natchez-literary-cinema-celebration/
LOCATION:Natchez Convention Center\, 211 Main Street\, Natchez\, MS\, 39120
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230223T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230223T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230210T182640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230210T182640Z
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SUMMARY:What We Can Learn From... Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Mississippi College presents a series of talks entitled\, “What We Can Learn From _____.” This talk features Daphne Chamberlain presenting on youth involvement in the Civil Rights movement. “Oh Freedom! Civil Rights\, Civil Wrongs and the Young People Who Made the Jackson Movement. \nFollowing the talk\, there will be a reception with live music by the MC Brass Ensemble.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/what-we-can-learn-from-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Aven Hall\, 200 Capitol Street\, Clinton\, MS\, 39056
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230223T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230223T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230221T203159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T203159Z
UID:11544-1677157200-1677160800@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:The Impact of the Harlem Renaissance on Today's Culture
DESCRIPTION:Community Library Mississippi presents The Impact of the Harlem Renaissance on Today’s Culture history speaking series. Presenter Mary Hardy live on zoom and facebook live.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-impact-of-the-harlem-renaissance-on-todays-culture/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230218T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230218T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230125T204512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T204512Z
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SUMMARY:Medicine Wheel Garden
DESCRIPTION:The University of Southern Mississippi’s Center for American Indian Research and Studies will host a four-part series of public lectures and demonstrations exploring how Native Ancestors across the southeast used native plants\, shells and soils in their daily lives. The program series\, entitled “Yakni Achukma\, Okla Achukma (Healthy Land\, Healthy People)\,” is supported with a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council and will take place at the Southern Miss Medicine Wheel Garden located on the USM campus. \nThe lecture and demonstrations series begins Feb. 18 at 10:00 a.m. the Southern Miss Medicine Wheel Garden located on the USM campus near the Liberal Arts Building. Jeanette Stone\, a retired educator with 20 years of expertise experimenting with natural fibers\, will discuss “Plant-Based Cordage and Fibers.” Her presentation will explore techniques of the Southeastern Muskogean communities for using plant materials such as yucca and palmetto plant leaves\, cattails\, tree bark and Spanish moss to create ropes for fishing nets\, as well as for crafting clothing\, belts\, moccasins and more. \nThe lecture and demonstration series is free and open to the public. Future program topics will include shell carving\, medicine making and creating pigments from plants.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/medicine-wheel-garden/
LOCATION:USM Liberal Arts Building\, 114 N. 31st Ave.\, Hattiesburg\, MS\, 39401
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230211T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230211T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230110T170108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230110T170108Z
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SUMMARY:The Natchez Deacons for Defense
DESCRIPTION:The Dr. John Banks House presents The Natchez Deacons for Defense: A Dramatization by Jamal McCullen. \nFor the first time in Natchez’ history\, a play will be held to tell the story of the Deacons for Defense and Justice in Natchez\, and their role in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. It is set for 2 p.m.\, Saturday\, Feb. 11\, at Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church at 607 Madison St. \nThe event is free and open to the public. It will feature the creative talent of Jamal McCullen\, an educator in the Natchez-Adams School District. Hosted by Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church and representatives of the Dr. John Bowman Banks Museum\, the Black History program will feature music from the 1960s and eight male students in grades eighth through 12th. \nMcCullen said the program “will give history lessons while entertaining. The music will help to give the story context.”
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-natchez-deacons-for-defense/
LOCATION:Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church\, 607 Madison St.\, Natchez\, MS\, 39120\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. John Banks House":MAILTO:dcprater@bellsouth.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230211T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230211T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230120T161555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230120T161555Z
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SUMMARY:Jackson Book Festival 2023
DESCRIPTION:The 2023 Jackson Book Fair will host Book Talks\, Book Sales and Signings\, Art/Craft Vendors\, Photo Ops\, Live Entertainment\, Black History Theme\, an Intellectual Revolution\, a literary family friendly affair. \nAdmission is free and open to the public \nPoetry Contest Level \nElementary School\, write at least a 4 line stanza \nMiddle School\, write at least 2 (4) line stanzas \nH.S. & Adult Contest\, write at least 4 mixed (line) stanzas 2 line minimum \nPoems must be written by the poet presenter. \nPublished poems by the contestant are admissible
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/jackson-book-festival-2023/
LOCATION:Jackson Medical Mall\, 350 W. Woodrow Wilson Blvd.\, jackson\, MS\, 39213\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Community Library":MAILTO:comunitylibrary.ms@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230209T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230209T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042654
CREATED:20230109T221811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T221811Z
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SUMMARY:Mississippi Founders Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Mississippi College African American Studies presents MS Founders and Black Resistance. This exhibit is accompany to a speaker series presentation to address topics related to the exhibits themes. Dr. Kellie Cherie Carter Jackson of Wellesley College will speak from her book\, Force and Freedom\, which analyzes the history of black abolitionism\, as well as forthcoming book project on black response to white violence. Keynote Lecture Feb 9th at JPW Recital Hall
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/mississippi-founders-exhibit/
LOCATION:Mississippi College\, 200 Capitol St.\, Clinton\, MS\, 39056
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