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  • November 2025

  • Fri 14
    November 14 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

    Mississippi Freedom Trail Unveiling: Jackson Civil Rights Lawyers (Young, Hall, Brown)

    Big Apple Inn 509 N. Farish Street, Jackson, MS, United States

    Mississippi Freedom Trail Unveiling: Jackson Civil Rights Lawyers (Young, Hall, Brown) Big Apple Inn Jackson, MS   11 a.m.   Read More

  • Sat 15
    November 15 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

    Remembering Emmett: From Silence to Social Change

    Mound Bayou Museum of African American Culture & History 200 Roosevelt St, Mound Bayou, MS, United States

    “Remembering Emmett: From Silence to Social Change” is an exhibit by the Emmett Till Interpretive Center in support of the Community Read. This event is also supported by the Mississippi […]

  • Sat 22
    November 22 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

    Speakers Bureau: “From The Fields To The Factory: The Great Migration of African Americans from the Fields of Mississippi to the Cities and Factories in the North”

    City of Hernando 475 W Commerce St, Hernando, MS, United States

    Dr. Brinda Fuller Willis presents: “From The Fields To The Factory: The Great Migration of African Americans from the Fields of Mississippi to the Cities and Factories in the North" […]

  • Sat 22
    November 22 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Speakers Bureau: “The Queen’s Critters: Victorian Era Influence on Mississippi Animals

    Desoto County Courthouse 2535 US-51, Hernando, MS, United States

    Andi Lehman presents: "The Queen's Critters: Victorian Era Influence on Mississippi Animals" Few people realize the huge influence of the Victorian Age and Queen Victoria on our view and treatment […]

  • December 2025

  • Wed 3
    December 3 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

    Speakers Bureau: “A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music”

    Casey Elementary School PTA 2101 Lake Cir, Jackson, MS, United States

    Jerry 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 […]

  • Thu 4
    December 4 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Remembering Emmett: From Silence to Social Change

    Mound Bayou Museum of African American Culture & History 200 Roosevelt St, Mound Bayou, MS, United States

    “Remembering Emmett: From Silence to Social Change” is an exhibit by the Emmett Till Interpretive Center in support of the Community Read. This event is also supported by the Mississippi […]

  • Thu 11
    December 11 @ 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm

    Speakers Bureau: “A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music”

    Mississippi Children's Museum 2145 Museum Blvd, , MS, Jackson, MS, United States

    Jerry 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 […]

  • January 2026

  • Mon 12
    January 12, 2026 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

    Speakers Bureau: “The American Revolution in the Gulf South”

    Historic Natchez Foundation 108 S. Commerce St., Natchez, MS, United States

    Max Grivno presents: "The American Revolution in the Gulf South" The history of the American Revolution along the Gulf South is seldom told. Although most of the Europeans who called […]

  • Tue 27
    January 27, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Speakers Bureau: “Ida B. Wells: The Mother of the American Human Rights Movement”

    Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS, United States

    Dr. Cassie Sade Turnipseed presents "Ida B. Wells: The Mother of the American Human Rights Movement" Ida B. Wells’s life has intriguing ties to Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, […]

  • April 2026

  • Thu 16
    April 16, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Speakers Bureau: “Spanish Dons in Colonial Mississippi: The Spanish roots of Mississippi’s Cotton Kingdom”

    Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS, United States

    Christian Pinnen presents: "Spanish Dons in Colonial Mississippi: The Spanish roots of Mississippi’s Cotton Kingdom" Spain has a short, but important part in Mississippi’s history. Between 1779 and 1798, Spanish […]

  • Tue 21
    April 21, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Speakers Bureau: “The American Revolution in the Gulf South”

    Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS, United States

    Max Grivno presents: "The American Revolution in the Gulf South" The history of the American Revolution along the Gulf South is seldom told. Although most of the Europeans who called […]

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