Mississippi Humanities Council

People, Politics and the Press
2018-07-14 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS, 222 NORTH STREET , JACKSON, MS, United States
People, Politics and the Press is an unprecedented collaboration between the Mississippi Humanities Council, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Mississippi Press Association Education Foundation, Clarion Ledger and Mississippi Today. This one-day civic engagement summit at the Two Mississippi Museums features nationally recognized names in media, as well as the region’s best reporters for panel discussions, lectures and open format conversations exploring the crucial role journalism plays in creating informed citizens and a healthy democracy.
Join us July 14, 2018!

Overall event goals include:

Deepening the public’s knowledge and appreciation of the close connection between democracy, journalism, and an informed citizenry
Increasing media literacy by engaging the public in discussions with journalists and scholars about reliable and unreliable sources of information
Exploring obstacles to sustaining high-quality local journalism and potential solutions

Water/Ways in Meridian
2018-07-14 - 2018-08-25 | Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum, 1808 4th Street, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
The Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum will host Water/Ways, a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution, from July 14 through August 25.
Water/Ways is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main Street division of the Smithsonian Institution. It consists of five free-standing display units incorporating photographs and text as well as numerous interactives ranging from basic flip charts to state of the art audio and video devices. Requiring a display area of a minimum of 650 sq. ft., the exhibit is designed for smaller venues, thereby achieving the goal of “bringing the Smithsonian to Small Town America.”
Water/Ways explores the endless motion of the water cycle, water’s effect on landscape, settlement and migration, and its impact on culture and spirituality. It looks at how political and economic planning have long been affected by access to water and control of water resources. Human creativity and resourcefulness provide new ways of protecting water resources and renewing respect for the natural environment.

Beautiful Agitators civil rights play reading at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi
2018-07-11 18:30 - 20:30 | GRAMMY Museum Mississippi, 800 West Sunflower Rd, Cleveland , MS, 38732, United States
Beautiful Agitators is a civil rights play about Clarksdale-based activist Vera Mae Piggee written and performed by Mississippi Delta residents. There will be two readings of the play at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi: the first on next Wednesday, June 20 at 6:30pm; the second on Wednesday, July 11 at 6:30pm. These readings are free and open to the public through support from Mississippi Today, Mississippi Humanities Council, Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area, The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University, StoryWorks, and Coahoma Collective.

The State of the South: Jackson
2018-07-09 09:00 - 10:30 | Mississippi Museum of Art, 380 South Lamar Street, Jackson, MS, 39201
We are a group of creatives—actors, directors, teachers, playwrights—looking to define what it means to be Southern in today’s world. We want to be challenged in how we think about our culture and society.
It starts with a story—your story. Join the dialogue, tune in to the conversation, and rewrite the assumptions of the South. Leave knowing more about the folks in your community.
Through one-on-one interviews, group story circles, and town halls, the State of the South creative team seeks to answer:
Who is the South?
What is the South?
Where is the South?
Tell us your story. Share your definition of the South.
This free, one-hour discussion is hosted in a safe, inclusive space. People from all walks of life and of all shapes, sizes, colors, and capabilities are welcome.
While the conversation thrives on participation, all activities and discussions are optional. Wear comfortable attire and feel free to bring a notebook and/or non-alcoholic beverages.
Learn more about the tour: http://bit.ly/sots2018
Press release: http://bit.ly/sotspr
Follow along: #asfontheroad
***Please note that photographs and footage will be taken throughout the State of the South tour event. These will be used by the Alabama Shakespeare Festival for marketing and publicity purposes, on our website, and on social media. Please contact the event organizer if you have any concerns or if you wish to be exempt from this activity.***

The Mule Train: A Journey of Hope Remembered
2018-06-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Smith Robertson Museum & Cultural Center, 528 Bloom St., Jackson, MS, 39202
Please join the Staff of the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center along with The Mule Train Historical Society on Friday, June 29, 2018 at 6:00 pm for the opening of the exhibition, “The Mule Train: A Journey of Hope Remembered”. This is in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Mule Train and the long awaited commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s death.

Water/Ways @ PRAC: Mobile Baykeeper Talk
2018-06-23 13:00 - 14:00 | Pascagoula River Audubon Center, 5107 Arthur St., Moss Point, MS, 39563, United States
On June 23, the Pascagoula River Audubon Center will host a free and open to the public program on the role of Mobile Baykeeper in the area. The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit Water/Ways, which will be on display at the Pascagoula River Audubon Center from May 31 through July 7.
Mobile Baykeeper is an environmental community organization working to provide citizens a means to protect the beauty, health, and heritage of the Mobile Bay Watershed and its coastal communities. The June 23 program will focus on the work of Mobile Baykeeper, its history as an organization, and its role in the ecosystem and community in the area.

Beautiful Agitators civil rights play reading at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi
2018-06-20 18:30 - 20:30 | GRAMMY Museum Mississippi, 800 West Sunflower Rd, Cleveland , MS, 38732, United States
Beautiful Agitators civil rights play reading at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi

Beautiful Agitators is a civil rights play about Clarksdale-based activist Vera Mae Piggee written and performed by Mississippi Delta residents. There will be two readings of the play at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi: the first on next Wednesday, June 20 at 6:30pm; the second on Wednesday, July 11 at 6:30pm. These readings are free and open to the public through support from Mississippi Today, Mississippi Humanities Council, Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area, The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University, StoryWorks, and Coahoma Collective.

Speakers Bureau: Forbidden, Hidden and Forgotten: Women Soldiers of the Civil War
2018-06-19 18:30 - 19:30 | Sharkey Issaquena County Library, 116 Robert Morganfield Way, Rolling Fork, MS, 39159
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of women boldly defied Victorian society norms when they disguised themselves as men, shouldered muskets and joined the firing line in the American Civil War. As soldiers, they participated in every major engagement from the beginning to the end of the war. Their wartime experiences and sacrifices mirrored those of their male counterparts. They serves picket duty along the snowy banks of the Rappahannock, languished in Andersonville, suffered debilitating wounds during the Wilderness, succumbed to disease in New Orleans and lost their lives in Pickett’s Charge. Why did these women risk the shame that discovery would bring them and their families? Why did they risk their lives fighting a man’s war? Ms. Harriel’s presentation offers answers. In addition, she presents the interactions of generals, common soldiers and ordinary citizens with these women warriors.
Ms. Harriel has been a student of the Civil War since elementary school and has been researching women soldiers specifically since 2007. She has written several papers and articles, appeared on a radio program in Wisconsin and presented at national parks and battlefields, Civil War roundtable meetings and reenactments across the country.

Ideas on Tour: Safety First?
2018-06-19 17:30 - 19:00 | Offbeat, 151 Wesley Ave, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Join the MHC on June 19 at Offbeat for the first in the summer’s “Ideas on Tour” series.
The June 19 program, “Ideas on Tour: Safety First?” will address the issue of safety in communities from a variety of angles, such as crime, school safety, and community planning.
The “Ideas on Tour” summer series will take place through July and will visit different venues around Jackson. Join us for a fun summer on the road!

Speakers Bureau: How to Teach the Blues in Mississippi
2018-06-18 14:00 - 15:00 | TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS, 222 NORTH STREET , JACKSON, MS, United States
Dr. Willis teaches educators how to integrate blues education into their lesson plans for social studies, geography and history. She gives them background information, current events, historical landmarks that are significant to blues music and blues artists. She shows photos, posters and records from her private collection and also gives first-hand information from her personal experiences of having been married to an internationally known blues artist.
Speakers Expertise:
Brinda Willis is a writer for the Jackson Advocate newspaper and an expert on blues and African American foodways.

Speakers Bureau: Rodgers and Rodgers: Distant Father, Native Son
2018-06-18 13:00 - 14:00 | TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS, 222 NORTH STREET , JACKSON, MS, United States
Rogers and Rodgers: Distant Father, Native Son, or The Short Saga of “The World’s Only Yodeling Rope-Throwers” illuminates the relationship between Mississippi’s “Father of Country Music” and Oklahoma’s “Favorite Son,” Jimmie Rodgers and Will Rogers.
During January and February of 1931, Will Rogers, American cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, social commentator and motion picture actor, mounted a Red Cross relief tour to distant drought victims in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. This tour, presenting a total of 52 performances in 48 towns and lasting a mere 18 days, raised approximately $250,000 for the needy in these states. Mississippi’s own Jimmie Rodgers, a.k.a. “America’s Blue Yodeler” and “The Father of Country Music,” joined up with Will for a portion of this endeavor, performing a limited number of engagements due to his rapidly deteriorating health. It was during this short period of time that Will and Jimmie became fast friends. Will took to referring to Jimmie as his “Distant Son.”
This presentation employs primary and secondary documents, along with music and visual images, to elucidate the nature of this relationship between these two hugely popular icons of the first half of the 20th century and their impact on American society of this period and beyond.
Speakers Expertise:
As Special Projects Director for the Mississippi Humanities Council, including state coordinator for the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street traveling exhibit program, Morgan has undertaken extensive primary and secondary research into the relationship between Jimmie Rodgers and Will Rogers.

Water/Ways @ PRAC: Ebbs & Flows of Mississippi History
2018-06-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Pascagoula River Audubon Center, 5107 Arthur St., Moss Point, MS, 39563, United States
On June 16, the Pascagoula River Audubon Center will host Dr. James Giesen of the MHC’s Speakers Bureau to present his free and open to the public lecture “Water Ways: Ebbs & Flows of Mississippi History.” The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit Water/Ways, which the Pascagoula River Audubon Center will host from May 31 to July 7.
There are few states where water has been more central to its history and culture than Mississippi. From ship-building on the coast to Native American migration along rivers and streams, from Civil Rights Movement wade-ins to Civil War strategy, water has played a central role in how and why the Magnolia State looks and operates as it does today. Giesen will tell three interrelated histories of water in Mississippi to make the case that Mississippians today often overlook both the breadth and variety of ways that water has affected the history of their state. From massive natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the 1927 Mississippi River Flood, to great success stories like the shipbuilding and fishing industries, to less well-known incidents where water played an important role in the development of small communities and towns, the talk will tell not just the well-known water histories of the state, but show how water has become an often overlooked factor in our past, present, and future.

Knowing Medgar: 55 Years Later
2018-06-12 17:30 - 20:00 | Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, 222 North Street, Jackson, MS, 39201
In observance of the fifty-fifth anniversary of his death, the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum will host a program to commemorate the life of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. This free event, co-sponsored by the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute and the Mississippi Humanities Council, will be held Tuesday, June 12, at 6 p.m. in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium at the Two Mississippi Museums.
The evening’s events will include a program by MADDRAMA Performance Troupe, a poetry reading by Jackson State University instructor C. Leigh McInnis, and a special performance by Deanna Tisdale-Johnson. Afterwards, University of Texas at El Paso professor Michael V. Williams, author of “Medgar Evers: Mississippi Martyr,” will moderate a discussion on Evers’s early life and family, his career with the NAACP, and his death on June 12, 1963.
In 2003, Myrlie Evers-Williams donated the papers of her husband to the Mississippi Department of Archives & History. The collection consists of the papers of Medgar Evers as Mississippi field secretary for the NAACP, and the papers of his family. The papers include primary documents relating to civil rights actions, petitions for improvements to black schools, affidavits signed by African Americans denied the right to register to vote, reports on investigations of racial incidents, materials used to develop speeches, and newspaper clippings from his files.
The family papers include correspondence, financial records, photographs, cards, and other items that reflect the activities and interests of Medgar Evers, his wife, and their three children. The Evers Collection can be accessed at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. Many of these documents were used to create exhibits in the Two Mississippi Museums.
The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum opened alongside the Museum of Mississippi History in December 2017 in celebration of the state’s bicentennial. The Museum of Mississippi History explores the entire sweep of the state’s history. The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, the first state-operated civil rights museum in the country, explores the period from 1945 to 1976, when Mississippi was ground zero for the Civil Rights Movement nationally. The museums are open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.
For more information, call 601-576-6800 or visit http://www.mcrm.mdah.ms.gov.

Water/Ways @ PRAC: Early Navigation on the Pascagoula River
2018-06-09 13:00 - 14:30 | Pascagoula River Audubon Center, 5107 Arthur St., Moss Point, MS, 39563, United States
On June 9, the Pascagoula River Audubon Center will host a free and open to the public program about the history of the Pascagoula River. The program will take place with the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit, which the Pascagoula River Audubon Center will host from May 31 through July 7.
The June 9 program, led by historian Else Martin, will discuss the early navigators, boat-builders, and explorers of the area.

Speakers Bureau: Mississippi Telling
2018-06-09 09:00 - 13:00 | Poplarville Methodist Youth Building, 202 W. Church Street, Poplarville, MS, 39470
The presenter provides an overview of the storytelling Renaissance in America with emphasis upon the oral tradition in Mississippi. The literary tradition of Mississippi owes much to the rich storytelling legacy that riddles the tales of our families and our communities as reflected in the works of many of our best authors: Welty, Wright, Faulkner, Henley, Williams. As part of the presentation, Dr. Jernigan performs as a story teller calling upon on her rich repertoire of original tales and literary masterpieces gearing her choices of tales according to her audience and offers material for children and adults.
Speakers Expertise:
Rebecca Moore Jernigan is an internationally recognized scholar and professional storyteller who resides in Oxford.

Speakers Bureau: Personal Experience Writing
2018-06-07 18:30 - 19:30 | The Depot–Newton, 128 S. Main Street, Newton, MS, 39345
Richelle Putnam shares the power and therapeutic value of words and how to explore the future by visiting the past. She shares her personal experience stories from different anthologies, provides writing prompts to spur attendee recollections and teaches how to slip past the protector to reach emotional honesty. Other speaker topics are: “How to Create Three-Dimensional Characters,” “Pour Story Foundations onto Southern Landscapes” and “Developing Character Emotions.”
Speakers Expertise:
Richelle Putnam has been published in many print and online publications in adult and children’s literature and is the author of three regional history books. She is listed on the Mississippi Arts Commission’s Artist/Teaching Artist Roster.

Speakers Bureau: A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music
2018-06-07 10:00 - 11:00 | South Mississippi Regional Library, 900 Broad Street, Columbia, MS, 39429
This presentation 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 minds and through the music of the Djeli (oral librarian/mandenka hereditary professional musicians). The establishment of the Mali Empire can be recalled and retold in the musical piece of the legendary Densoba (great warrior) Sunjata. This discussion explores the function of the Mande music and musical instruments, Mande class system, songs, ceremonies and stories. The discussion also examines the influence of West Africa on American culture and why the djembe was outlawed during slavery. Participants will learn about the djembe, its introduction by drummers like Babatunde Olatunji in 1950 and Ladji Camara from Guinea, and how it spread throughout America.
Speakers Expertise:
Jerry Jenkins is a musician and educator trained in the music of West Africa.

Speakers Bureau: Forbidden, Hidden and Forgotten: Women Soldiers of the Civil War
2018-06-05 14:00 - 15:30 | Municipal Art Gallery, 839 N. State Street, Jackson, Mississippi, 39202

Speakers Bureau: The Battle of Shiloh
2018-06-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Bass Pro Shop Restuarant, 100 Bass Pro Drive, Pearl, MS, 39208
The presenter describes the Battle of Shiloh and the events that led to the creation of this site as a historic spot of land. He also addresses the question of what it means to be “Southern”, the importance of tradition, the closeness to the soil of our ancestors that other secions of the country don’t necessarily have and the formation of the unique Southern culture.
Speakers Expertise:
Grady Howell has worked for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and has written extensively about Mississippi’s Civil War history.

Water/Ways in Moss Point
2018-05-31 - 2018-07-07 | Pascagoula River Audubon Center, 5107 Arthur St., Moss Point, MS, 39563, United States
The Pascagoula River Audubon Center will host Water/Ways, a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution, from May 31 through July 7. The exhibit, which will be free and open to the public, will include a local quilt exhibition, “A River in Stitches” featuring quilts from around the state that focus on water themes. Visit the MHC’s calendar for a complete list of Water/Ways-related programming at the Pascagoula River Audubon Center.
Water/Ways is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main Street division of the Smithsonian Institution. It consists of five free-standing display units incorporating photographs and text as well as numerous interactives ranging from basic flip charts to state of the art audio and video devices. Requiring a display area of a minimum of 650 sq. ft., the exhibit is designed for smaller venues, thereby achieving the goal of “bringing the Smithsonian to Small Town America.”
Water/Ways explores the endless motion of the water cycle, water’s effect on landscape, settlement and migration, and its impact on culture and spirituality. It looks at how political and economic planning have long been affected by access to water and control of water resources. Human creativity and resourcefulness provide new ways of protecting water resources and renewing respect for the natural environment.
Water/Ways-Related Programming @ PRAC
June 2 (1-3pm): Opening Reception, “A River in Stitches” quilt exhibition (FREE)
June 2 (10-11am): The Singing River Gets the Blues (FREE)
June 4-July 19: Kids Camp ($)
June 9: TBA (FREE)
June 16 (1-2pm): Water/Ways lecture by Dr. James Giesen (FREE)
June 23 (1-2pm): Mobile Baykeeper Talk (FREE)
June 30 (1pm): Writing on the River ($)
July 7 (1pm): Rain Barrel Workshop ($)

Speakers Bureau: They Gave Their Lives: Experiences of 53 WWII Veterans 60 Years After the War
2018-05-25 13:00 - 14:00 | St. Dominic Health Services Toulouse Building, 3800 I-55 North Frontage Rd. Ste. 100, Jackson, MS, 39211
This presenter shares the experiences told to him by 53 living veterans of WWII and recorded on 27 DVD tapes covering 34 hours of interviews. The veterans’ experiences provide a detailed look into how young men and women and families gave their lives to their country so that we might have the freedoms we sometimes take for granted.
Speakers Expertise:
Mr. Bullard is a nationally certified community developer, a historian, preservationist and son of a proud veteran who has a love and understanding for the men and women who served their country.

Speakers Bureau: The Battle of Brice's Crossroads and General Nathan Bedford Forrest
2018-05-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Longhorn Restaurant, Amory MS, 50180 Weaver Creek Rd, Amory, MS, 38821
This presentation will explore the crucial Battle of Brice’s Crossroads during the Civil War and the role of the controversial Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Speakers Expertise:
Edwina H. Carpenter serves as director of the Brice’s Crossroads National Battlefield and Interpretive Center in Baldwyn, MS. Through research and artifact conservation, exhibit design, tours and events, she has gathered valuable knowledge about the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads. She worked previously as a public relations director, news editor and managing editor at a local newspaper.

Ideas on Tap: What Does Our Government Owe Us?
2018-05-22 17:30 - 19:00 | Hal & Mal’s, 200 Commerce Street, Jackson, MS, 39201, United States
Join the Mississippi Humanities Council on May 22 at Hal and Mal’s for a conversation on potholes, bridge closures, and, ultimately, the role of government in our society.
We’ll use the recent infrastructure crisis to examine what government should be doing for society, what its responsibilities are (or are not), and how this shapes policy and perception. Kenneth Townsend (Millsaps College) and Adam Ganucheau (Mississippi Today) will serve on the panel. Tray Hairston (Butler Snow LLP) will moderate.

Beautiful Agitators
2018-04-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Delta State University, 1003 W Sunflower Rd, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States
The creators of the civil rights play, “Beautiful Agitators,” are presenting a staged reading at Jobe Hall Auditorium, Delta State University, this coming Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. The play is about Ms. Vera Mae Pigee of Clarksdale who was an instrumental figure in the fight for racial equality in Mississippi.

Ideas on Tap Oxford: What Do We Commemorate & Why?
2018-04-26 17:30 - 19:00 | Proud Larry’s, 211 South Lamar Blvd, Oxford, MS, 38655, United States
On April 26, the Mississippi Humanities Council and the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi will host “Ideas on Tap: What Do We Commemorate & Why?” at Proud Larry’s in Oxford.
The program will feature Dr. Charles Ross, Director of African American Studies & Professor of History at the University of Mississippi; Dr. Anne Twitty, Associate Professor of History at the University of Mississippi; Cindy Gardner, administrator of the Two Mississippi Museums; and Alysia Steele, Assistant Professor of Journalism at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Graham Bodie, Visiting Professor of Journalism at the University of Mississippi, will moderate.
The free and open to the public conversation will address the issue of commemoration, how we decide what to commemorate, and what the implications of commemoration are.
“Ideas on Tap: What Do We Commemorate & Why?” will take place in conjunction with the Isom Center’s annual “Radical South” programming.

Becoming a Citizen
2018-04-25 14:00 - 17:00 | J.D. Williams Library, 1 Library Loop, University, Mississippi, 38677
A representative from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, will discuss the steps to naturalization and answer questions about the process. UM Libraries’ Citizenship Resource Corner will be highlighted as a source for local information.

Ideas on Tap
2018-04-24 17:30 - 19:00 | Hal & Mal’s, 200 Commerce Street, Jackson, MS, 39201, United States
Join the Mississippi Humanities Council, the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi, and Rethink Mississippi on April 24 at Hal and Mal’s for the fourth and final installment of our spring series “Emerging Mississippi.”
On April 24, we’ll be discussing media and news coverage in Mississippi in the 21st century. We’ll discuss how news is disseminated, how people choose to receive their news, the approach that young reporters take in order to cover or report on issues, and their connection to the issues on which they’re reporting. Panelists include Larrison Campbell from Mississippi Today, Arielle Dreher from the Jackson Free Press, Beau York from Podastery, and Bracey Harris from the Clarion Ledger. Chellese Hall, Communications Manager for the Woodward Hines Education Foundation, will moderate.
This program will take place with support from the The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s “Democracy and the Informed Citizen” initiative in conjunction with the Federation of State Humanities Councils.

Speakers Bureau: The Early Pioneer Settlers 1790 to 1840
2018-04-24 13:00 - 14:30 | Heritage Academy, 623 Willowbrook Dr., Columbus, MS, 39705, United States
A living history program about the early pioneer settlers in Mississippi. Discussion centers around how they dressed, built their homes, produced and cooked their food, the use of flintlock rifles for hunting and protection of their homesteads, building fire using flint-and-steel, grinding corn in hollow stumps, children’s homemade toys and music on the mountain dulcimer. Period clothing worn, hands-on artifacts display and audience participation encouraged.
Speakers Expertise:
Mr. Arinder has studied Early American and Native American cultures for nearly 50 years, assembling a sizeable collection of artifacts which he uses to leade living history programs for local schools, civic clubs and museums. He volunteers as an interpretive historian with the Natchez Trace Parkway, leading monthly history and pioneer craft demonstrations at the Visitor Center in Tupelo.

Providence M.B. Church's "Tell-abration"
2018-04-22 08:00 - 17:00 | MS
A celebration and presentation of stories collected by Providence M.B. Church’s program, Testimonies: Stories of Race and Reconciliation in the Mississippi Delta. Details TBA.

2018 Petal Southern Miss Powwow
2018-04-21 10:00 - 2018-04-22 16:00 | Willie Hinton Park, 718 S. Main Street, Petal, MS, 39465, United States
The free, family-oriented event hosts people and tribes from all over the country and includes traditional Native American dances, dancing competitions, music and art, as well as food and vendors. The Petal Southern Miss Powwow brings people together to meet and greet and become aware of the Choctaw presence and the Indian presence in the nation, especially here in Mississippi.
