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SUMMARY:Reading the Room
DESCRIPTION:The Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to partner with the Mississippi Book Festival and The University of Mississippi Department of English to present our next “Reading the Room” event. \nIf you love reading\, socializing and any excuse to talk about books\, then join us! \nWednesday\, July 23rd at 6:00 pm | Exploradora Coffee | 463 Ryland Way\, Oxford\, MS 38655 \nBring any book you are currently reading + enjoy some time set aside to read on your own + talk books with your neighbors over drinks and snacks + celebrate Mississippi’s vibrant literary culture with us! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/reading-the-room-6/
LOCATION:Exploradora Coffee\, 463 Ryland Wy\, Oxford\, MS\, 38655\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Small-Town Preservation Symposium in Eupora\, MS
DESCRIPTION:The SouthWay Foundation host The Small-Town Preservation Symposium in Eupora\, Mississippi bringing local\, state\, and nation-wide leaders to evoke discussions on the preservation movement\, cultural heritage\, and the value of sharing an inclusive history. The goal of this symposium is to expose an intergenerational and multi-racial audience\, from across Mississippi\, to the rich history\, resilience\, and healing fraught in preservation work and its craft\, especially in small towns. In addition\, it wants to spark imagination\, rooted in history\, of the complexity to represent places of memory with integrity. \n10:15 am Panel Conversation on How to Do Preservation: Nakita Reed- (Host of Tangible Remnants podcast); Panelist- Belinda Stewart (Belinda Stewart Architects)\, Dr. Kwesi Daniels (Tuskegee University)\n11:00 am Community Conversation Engagement and Q & A\n11:45 am Catered Lunch\n12:45 pm Panel Conversation on Preservation Trades with Jonn Hankins (President of New Orleans Master Crafts Guild (NOMCG) Inc)\, Dewayne Orr and Madison Hawkins\, Ramsey Brothers\, Paul Orr (Eupora VoTech) \n  \nSouthWay’s Small Town Preservation Symposium\nSaturday\, July 12\, 2025: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm\nEupora Civic Center\, 2135 W Roane Ave\, Eupora\, MS 39744
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-small-town-preservation-symposium-in-eupora-ms/
LOCATION:Eupora Civic Center\, 2135 W Roane Ave\, Eupora\, MS\, 39744\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="The SouthWay Foundation":MAILTO:patricia@southway.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250710T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
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SUMMARY:Reading the Room
DESCRIPTION:The Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to partner with the Mississippi Book Festival and Organic Culture to present our next “Reading the Room” event. \nIf you love reading\, socializing and any excuse to talk about books\, then join us! Thursday\, July 10th at 6:00 pm |Organic Culture | 114 Main St\, McComb\, MS 39648 \nbring any book you are currently reading \n+ \nenjoy some time set aside to read on your own \n+ \n talk books with your neighbors over drinks and snacks \n+ \ncelebrate Mississippi’s vibrant literary culture with us! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/reading-the-room-5/
LOCATION:Organic Culture\, 114 Main Street\, McComb\, MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250705T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250705T150000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250625T151914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250625T160233Z
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SUMMARY:From Douglass to Duck Hill\, The Bridging of two America's
DESCRIPTION:From Douglass to Duck Hill is a public-facing racial healing and remembrance event designed to engage Mississippians in a deeper understanding of the legacy of racial violence and the urgent need for historical reckoning. Timed strategically the day after Independence Day\, this gathering anchors itself in Frederick Douglass’ iconic speech\, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”\, and connects it to the 1937 lynching of Roosevelt “Red” Townes and Robert “Bootjack” McDaniels in Duck Hill\, Mississippi—one of the most publicly documented lynchings in U.S. history. \nThrough a combination of virtual keynote addresses\, live music\, historical readings\, documentary excerpts\, and a sacred soil ceremony\, the event seeks to educate\, honor\, and heal. It is part of a broader movement led by Mississippi2 to preserve suppressed Black histories\, foster intergenerational dialogue\, and build pathways to justice and community restoration.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/from-douglass-to-duck-hill-the-bridging-of-two-americas/
LOCATION:Fondren Presbyterian Church\, 3220 Old Canton Rd\, Jackson \, MS \, 39216
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ORGANIZER;CN="mississippi2":MAILTO:admin@brice-media.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250628T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250628T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250618T160417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T160417Z
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SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap: Small Town\, Big Dreams – The Power of Community and Culture
DESCRIPTION:In Mississippi\, humanities\, arts\, and culture aren’t just enrichment\, they’re currency. In small towns like McComb\, these stories of resilience\, creativity\, and heritage hold the power to revitalize local economies\, attract tourism\, and build stronger\, more connected communities. And while these stories begin locally\, their value echoes across the entire state\, shaping how Mississippi is remembered\, celebrated\, and reimagined.\n\nWe’re excited to invite you to a special community conversation\, Ideas on Tap: “Small Town\, Big Dreams – The Power of Community and Culture\,” on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Organic Culture\, 114 Main Street in McComb\, Mississippi. This event is free and open to the public\, with refreshments provided.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-on-tap-small-town-big-dreams-the-power-of-community-and-culture/
LOCATION:Organic Culture\, 114 Main Street\, McComb\, MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250622T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250622T163000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
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SUMMARY:Sunday Screening: Farming Freedom: The Inspiring Story of Black Land Ownership in Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:Farming Freedom: The Inspiring Story of Black Land Ownership in Mississippi \nJoin us for a screening of Farming Freedom: The Inspiring Story of Black Land Ownership in Mississippi at 2 p.m. on Sunday\, June 22\, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums. Directed by Kayla Thomas\, this ninety-minute film tells the story of African American farmers in Mississippi and their struggle for land ownership after enslavement through the present day. Following the screening\, a panel will take place featuring moderator Howard Ballou\, director Kayla Thomas\, Henry Harris\, and Tamu Green of SR1 Agriculture and Food Science Department. This event is a part of the Juneteenth Celebration sponsored by Ingalls Shipbuilding. For more information\, call 601-576-6850.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sunday-screening-farming-freedom-the-inspiring-story-of-black-land-ownership-in-mississippi/
LOCATION:TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS\, 222 NORTH STREET \, JACKSON\, MS\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250619T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250619T143000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250519T145606Z
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music"
DESCRIPTION:Jerry Jenkins presents: “A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music” \nThis 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.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-a-look-at-mande-west-african-culture-through-traditional-music-3/
LOCATION:Laurel Jones County Black History Museum and Arts\, 820 W 5th St\, Laurel\, 39440\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250619T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250619T120000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "From the Scraps of My Life in the Mississippi Delta"
DESCRIPTION:J Janice Coleman presents:  “From the Scraps of My Life in the Mississippi Delta” \nEveryone loves to hear stories\, and everyone loves the feel and the memories quilts and other homemade patchwork bring to mind. This combination of narrative and the nostalgia a patchwork coverlet evokes inspires people to talk about the quilts\, dolls\, and clothes their elders used to make for them. In her presentation\, Dr. Coleman brings evokes these feelings in her audiences by choosing patchwork pieces that are relevant to the occasion and then telling the stories they pass on. Sometimes\, Dr. Coleman presents in character. For example\, if she is teaching Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path\,” she may present in character as the protagonist Phoenix Jackson. In closing\, Dr. Coleman always encourages audience members to consider the scraps of their own lives (old quilts and other coverlets\, faded tee-shirts and jeans\, worn shirts\, skirts\, and dresses) as materials that they can use to create their own meaningful patchworks. Dr. Coleman believes these recycled or re-purposed items can become priceless when they are recognized as part of the thread that runs through a family history. “With my scraps\, I demonstrate the transformation between what they were and the art they have become\,” says Dr. Coleman.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-from-the-scraps-of-my-life-in-the-mississippi-delta/
LOCATION:Gumtree Museum of Art\, 211 W Main St\,\, Tupelo\, MS\, 38804\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250620
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250604T152440Z
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "The Soul of Southern Cooking"
DESCRIPTION:Brinda Willis presents “The Soul of Southern Cooking I & II: Miz Bob’s Second Batch Cooking from a Mississippi Slave Girl’s Table.” \nMiz Bob (known as Bob Hunter to friends and family) learned to cook from her mother and her grandmother. Her mental catalogue includes over 500 recipes and follows the art of cooking from the slave kitchen to her great-grandmother’s table. Miz Bob began teaching her daughter\, Kathy Starr\, all 500 recipes at about age 5\, and in the process\, Kathy Starr has preserved a lost art of cooking for future generations.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-the-soul-of-southern-cooking/
LOCATION:Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center of Arts and Education\, 1600 Government St\, Ocean Springs\, Mississippi\, 39564-3828
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250617T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250617T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250519T144309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250519T144726Z
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "Wanted--1\,000\,000 Frogs: Weird and Wonderful Things Found in Mississippi Newspapers"
DESCRIPTION:Speakers Bureau lecturer Tracy Carr presents: “Wanted–1\,000\,000 Frogs: Weird and Wonderful Things Found in Mississippi Newspapers” \nA monkey named Jocko who lived at the Great Southern Hotel in Gulfport\, the biggest cabbage in Coahoma County\, and lots and lots of crime: these are the stories found in Mississippi’s historical newspapers. Ranging from the late 1800s to midcentury\, these newspaper articles from across the state are given context (and some fact-checking) in this presentation.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-wanted-1000000-frogs-weird-and-wonderful-things-found-in-mississippi-newspapers-2/
LOCATION:Anguilla Methodist Church\, 631 Front St\, Anguilla\, MS\, 38721\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250617T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250617T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250612T205635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T205635Z
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SUMMARY:Alexander v. Holmes County Freedom Trail Marker Unveiling
DESCRIPTION:The U. S. Supreme Court’s 1969 decision in the Beatrice Alexander v Holmes County Board of Education case is perhaps one of the least-recognized but most significant single victories for school integration in this country. Originating in Holmes County\, MS\, and named for Beatrice Alexander\, a student in the county school district\, the decree mandated segregated schools throughout the nation to end the delay that existed since 1954 and integrate immediately. A marker on grounds where Beatrice attended school etches the Holmes County community’s influence on school integration into the annals of this nation’s history.  \n\nDate: June 17\, 2025 | Time: 10:00 am | Location: S. V. Marshall Elementary School 12572 MS Highway 12 Lexington\, MS (on MS Highway 12\, between Lexington and Tchula).
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/alexander-v-holmes-county-freedom-trail-marker-unveiling/
LOCATION:S. V. Marshall Elementary School\, 12572 MS Highway 12\, Lexington\, MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250614T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250614T113000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250604T151652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250604T151652Z
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: “A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music”
DESCRIPTION:Jerry Jenkins will give the listener a glimpse of the Mande Culture of West Africa. In the tradition of the Mande\, the history and culture is orally preserved in the 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. \nThis 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.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-a-look-at-mande-west-african-culture/
LOCATION:Halls Ferry Park\, 1401 Walnut Street\, Vicksburg\, MS\, 39180\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250527T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250527T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20241111T164300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T205809Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Smokye Joe Frank
DESCRIPTION:The 2024-2025 season is an annual program of the Natchez Historical Society\, consisting of 8 regular monthly presentations by expert speakers on humanities topics pertinent to the history of the Natchez area. Scheduled for May 27\, 2025: \nSmokye Joe Frank\, Retired Archeologist and Local Historian: Tracking the Tracks: The Natchez & Hamburg Railroad and the Locomotive Mississippi
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speaker-series-smokye-joe-frank/
LOCATION:Historic Natchez Foundation\, 108 S. Commerce St.\, Natchez\, MS\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250520T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250520T193000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250519T142410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250519T144033Z
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: “No One Writes Songs about Polyester: Re-making Cotton’s Image in the Late Twentieth Century”
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: James Giesen \nMississippi has long reigned as the capital of cotton country\, but by the mid-twentieth century\, the crop’s dominance faced a serious threat from synthetic upstarts like Polyester and Rayon. This talk opens in the storied lobby of Memphis’s Peabody Hotel\, where a Delta planter from Clarksdale tries to rally powerful cotton interests to rescue their struggling industry—not through farming innovation\, but by transforming how the world saw their product. Cotton had become the fabric of choice for hippies and civil rights activists\, while the country’s rich and famous embraced Polyester for its sheen and ease of care. To save their livelihood\, these cotton leaders launched Cotton\, Inc. and the “Fabric of Our Lives” campaign\, one of the most memorable advertising efforts in American history. \nThis fascinating story of cultural reinvention shows how an iconic crop adapted to a changing America and left a lasting impression on fashion\, marketing\, and the landscape of the Mississippi Delta. It’s a tale that connects agriculture\, advertising\, and American identity—perfect for anyone curious about how the threads of our past are woven into the fabric of our lives.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-no-one-writes-songs-about-polyester-re-making-cottons-image-in-the-late-twentieth-century-2/
LOCATION:Anguilla Methodist Church\, 631 Front St\, Anguilla\, MS\, 38721\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250517T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250517T153000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250106T155030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T155030Z
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: Music of the War Between the States\, 1861 to 1865
DESCRIPTION:Speaker William P Arinder explores music of the War Between the States\, 1861 to 1865 played on the Appalachian Mountain.  Dulcimer\, banjo-mier and wooden spoons plus period clothing are worn during this talk. Audience may help play the spoons. \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-music-of-the-war-between-the-states-1861-to-1865/
LOCATION:Mississippi Final Stands Interpretive Center\, 607 Grisham St\, Baldwyn\, MS\, 38824-8541\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mississippi Final Stands Interpretive Center":MAILTO:msfinalstands@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250509T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250509T143000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250217T202042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T215721Z
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: “A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music"
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, Jerry Jenkins will give the listener a glimpse of the Mande Culture of West Africa. In the tradition of the Mande\, the history and culture is orally preserved in the 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. \n“A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music”
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-a-look-at-mande-west-african-culture-through-traditional-music-2/
LOCATION:Instant Impact Global Prep\, 319 US-61\, Natchez\, MS\, 39120\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T123000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250425T165044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T192347Z
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SUMMARY:Mississippi Freedom Trail marker unveiling for Emmett J. Stringer
DESCRIPTION:The Mississippi Humanities Council and Visit Mississippi will unveil a new Mississippi Freedom Trail marker for Emmett J. Stringer\, a dentist from the Mississippi Delta who fought for civil rights in Columbus and Lowndes County. The marker for Stringer was one of several the Council will unveil this year. Stringer founded the NAACP Columbus branch in 1953\, serving as its president\, before being elected as the NAACP’s statewide president. \n  \nThis unveiling is part of the Columbus Eighth of May Celebration held in Catfish Alley at 11:00 a.m.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/mississippi-freedom-trail-marker-unveiling-for-emmett-j-stringer/
LOCATION:Catfish Alley\, 116 4th St S\, Columbus\, MS\, 39701
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250205T155458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T155458Z
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "The Challenges of the First Fifty Years of Women's Suffrage"
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Rebecca Tuuri’s presentation examines the first fifty years of the women’s suffrage in Mississippi\, with a focus on the work of the Mississippi League of Women Voters (LWV) from the months before the ratification of the Susan B. Anthony Amendment through the late 1960s when the state’s League was transformed into the progressive and interracial group that it is today. Nationally\, the LWV was the organization that suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt founded in 1920 to replace the National American Woman Suffrage Association and to help educate the newly enfranchised woman voters in America. Therefore\, the LWV in Mississippi was arguably the most important women’s voting organization in the state. This talk illuminates the successes and challenges of Mississippi women’s early efforts to empower voting women around the state.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-the-challenges-of-the-first-fifty-years-of-womens-suffrage-2/
LOCATION:South Mississippi Genealogical & Historical Society\, 307 2nd Ave\, Hattiesburg\, MS\, 39401-3887\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T203000
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "The Challenges of the First Fifty Years of Women's Suffrage"
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Rebecca Tuuri’s presentation examines the first fifty years of the women’s suffrage in Mississippi\, with a focus on the work of the Mississippi League of Women Voters (LWV) from the months before the ratification of the Susan B. Anthony Amendment through the late 1960s when the state’s League was transformed into the progressive and interracial group that it is today. Nationally\, the LWV was the organization that suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt founded in 1920 to replace the National American Woman Suffrage Association and to help educate the newly enfranchised woman voters in America. Therefore\, the LWV in Mississippi was arguably the most important women’s voting organization in the state. This talk illuminates the successes and challenges of Mississippi women’s early efforts to empower voting women around the state.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-the-challenges-of-the-first-fifty-years-of-womens-suffrage/
LOCATION:South Mississippi Genealogical & Historical Society\, 307 2nd Ave\, Hattiesburg\, MS\, 39401-3887\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250421T212827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250421T212827Z
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SUMMARY:"The Farming Freedom" premiere
DESCRIPTION:The Farming Freedom television premiere is officially set for May 4 at 11am!\n\nHere’s how to watch:\n\n\n\n Set your reminders now!\n Add the WLBT app on your Roku\, Amazon Fire\, or Apple TV streaming devices now!\n Stream the documentary live on May 4 at 11am on the WLBT streaming app!\n If you live in the central/southwest Mississippi viewing area\, you can watch it on WLBT Channel 3 at 11am on May 4!\n\n\n\n\nLastly\, if you miss the premiere\, Farming Freedom will still be available on the WLBT streaming app to watch anytime\, nationwide!\n\n\nhttps://farmingfreedom.rsvpify.com\n\n\n\nTo license this documentary for a screening in your classroom\, church\, or museum\, and to book a Q&A or panel discussion\, please email Kayla Turner Thomas at kaylaturner91@gmail.com.\n\n\n\nSynopsis: The ups and downs of one Bolivar County farm family tell the story of Black land ownership in Mississippi\, and the long history of obstructions that challenged land ownership for America’s formerly enslaved for more than a century.\n\n\nOver time\, more than 90% of Black land was ultimately lost or dispossessed.\n\n\nThe experiences of this Mississippi Delta family\, combined with interviews from historians\, give insight into what contributed to this massive Black land loss\, with history pointing to mob violence and federal loan discrimination\, but also the impact of the Great Migration. Aiming to enlighten and inspire\, Farming Freedom also looks ahead to the opportunities for closing the wealth gap between non-Black and Black landowners today.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-farming-freedom-premiere/
LOCATION:MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T180000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250217T154220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250416T162345Z
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SUMMARY:Gulf Coast Vietnamese Narratives: A Story of Refuge and Resilience of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Vietnamese
DESCRIPTION:Gulf Coast Vietnamese Narratives: Honoring a Legacy at the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum \nThe Gulf Coast Vietnamese Narratives project seeks to establish the first permanent Vietnamese exhibit at the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum in Biloxi\, Mississippi. This exhibit will honor and preserve the rich history\, contributions\, and resilience of the Vietnamese American community along the Gulf Coast\, particularly in the seafood industry. By sharing personal stories\, artifacts\, photographs\, and multimedia presentations\, this exhibit will provide an immersive educational experience\, fostering cultural appreciation and historical understanding for visitors of all backgrounds. \nThe project highlights the journey of Vietnamese refugees who settled along the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of the Vietnam War\, rebuilding their lives through the seafood industry. This exhibit will explore themes of migration\, resilience\, economic contributions\, cultural preservation\, and intergenerational identity. By integrating oral histories and community artifacts\, we aim to create a compelling narrative that captures the essence of the Vietnamese American experience in this region. \nA launch and reception will be held on May 3rd\, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. This free-admission event will include: \n\nA showcase of local photographers who captured images of Vietnamese refugee communities.\nFormer residents of East Biloxi\, now adults\, revisiting their childhood photos featured in the exhibit.\nTraditional cultural food offerings.\nA dragon dance performance outside the museum.\nA cultural speaker discussing the Vietnamese American journey and contributions to the Gulf Coast.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/gulf-coast-vietnamese-narratives-a-story-of-refuge-and-resilience-of-the-mississippi-gulf-coast-vietnamese/
LOCATION:Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum\, 115 1st St\, Biloxi\, MS\, 39530-4703\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250423T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250416T150904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250416T150904Z
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SUMMARY:Reading the Room
DESCRIPTION:Attention book lovers  Please join us April 23rd at 6:00 PM at Exploradora Coffee for our next Reading the Room event. If you’re passionate about books and all things literary\, this is the place for you!Bring any book and enjoy a space to read\, talk books with your community\, and celebrate Mississippi’s vibrant literary culture with us! \nReading the Room is presented in partnership with Mississippi Humanities Council and the Mississippi book festival. \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/reading-the-room-4/
LOCATION:Exploradora Coffee\, 463 Ryland Wy\, Oxford\, MS\, 38655\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250422T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250422T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20241111T164111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241111T164111Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Dr. Christian Pinnen
DESCRIPTION:The 2024-2025 season is an annual program of the Natchez Historical Society\, consisting of 8 regular monthly presentations by expert speakers on humanities topics pertinent to the history of the Natchez area. Scheduled for April 22\, 2025: \nDr. Christian Pinnen\, Professor of History and Co-Director of African American Studies\, Mississippi College: Complexion of Empire in Natchez: Race and Slavery in the Mississippi Borderlands \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speaker-series-dr-christian-pinnen/
LOCATION:Historic Natchez Foundation\, 108 S. Commerce St.\, Natchez\, MS\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250416T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250416T150000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20251014T154729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T154729Z
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "Spanish Dons in Colonial Mississippi: The Spanish roots of Mississippi’s Cotton Kingdom"
DESCRIPTION:Christian Pinnen presents: “Spanish Dons in Colonial Mississippi: The Spanish roots of Mississippi’s Cotton Kingdom” \nSpain has a short\, but important part in Mississippi’s history. Between 1779 and 1798\, Spanish administrators sought to wrangle profits and people in small outpost\, most prominently Natchez\, along the Mississippi River. Enforcing Spanish laws and customs in a polyglot and largely Anglo-American population proved treacherous and created economic and social dynamics that gave rise to more than one chaotic episode as people tried to gain influence and power along the Mississippi.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-spanish-dons-in-colonial-mississippi-the-spanish-roots-of-mississippis-cotton-kingdom/
LOCATION:Columbus-Lowndes Public Library\, 314 7th St N\, Columbus\, MS\, 39701\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250416T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250416T110000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250106T162110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T154244Z
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SUMMARY:HTA Lecture: For You\, Music Can Only Be an Ornament: The Life and Music of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
DESCRIPTION:Known as the sister of famous composer Felix Mendelssohn\, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel composed over 450 works despite being discouraged by family members and 19th-century society. Hear stories of her life and some of her most significant compositions\, performed by Dr. Victoria Johnson\, assisted by the women of the Jones College music faculty. \nDr. Johnson is the 2025 Humanities Teacher Award Winner for Jones Junior College. Her lecture is scheduled for 4/16/25 at 10:00 am.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/hta-lecture-for-you-music-can-only-be-an-ornament-the-life-and-music-of-fanny-mendelssohn-hensel/
LOCATION:Jones College\, 900 S Court St\, Ellisville\, MS\, 39437\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250413T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250413T153000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250320T163510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T174903Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Screening: Eudora
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special edition of Sunday Screening of “Eudora” during the Stranger the Fiction Film Festival hosted by the Mississippi Film Society. Please note the showing is at 1:30 at the Capri Theatre in Jackson April 13th. \nRenowned short story writer Eudora Welty is explored through intimate and charming interviews\, both with Eudora herself and with family and friends. Seen through the backdrop of Jackson\, Mississippi\, Eudora is a revealing portrait of adventure\, daring\, humor and love as we meet a writer we only thought we knew. This film is directed by Anthony Thaxton and produced by Robert St. John. \nThis screening will be followed by a conversation with director Anthony Thaxton and other subject matter experts.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sunday-screening-eudora/
LOCATION:Capri Theatre\, 3023 N State St\,\, Jackson\, 39216\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250411T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250412T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250319T164241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T164241Z
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SUMMARY:Rust College French Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Rust College\, Division of Humanities\, French Film Festival for ‘The Young Who Want to go to France’ is a public program film festival combined with a real-aloud workshop of dissertations and film criticism essays on black bodies in cinema. We will also host a writing workshop to expand upon on our current journal-writing/personal narrative project – to be digitized in the future. \nFilm screenings: April 11\, 12. \n\nRead-alouds of the following dissertations:\nfilming of the adaptation of William Faulkner’s novel ‘Intruder in the Dust.’ (April 11)\nPerformance by the Rust College A’Cappella Choir under the direction of Dr. Karl Twyner\, Dean of Humanities. (April 12)\n\nGraded and archived personal narrative coursework expanded to include journaling the film festival experience by Rust College students – this is part of an ongoing writing project that will be digitized\, published and archived. \nThe venue for all talks and screenings: Morehouse Auditorium\, Natalie Doxey Fine Arts Building\, Rust College campus.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/rust-college-french-film-festival-2/
LOCATION:Rust College\, 150 Rust Ave\, Holly Springs\, MS\, 38635\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250319T180126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T180126Z
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SUMMARY:Writer in Residence Public Reading
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 10 \n7:30-8:30 Reading/Q&A in Old Main 1030 \n8:30 – 9pm Book Signing \nChigozie Obioma\, a Nigerian writer and the Helen S. Lanier Distinguished Professor at the University of Georgia whose first two novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize\, will spend a week (April 8-12) at Mississippi State University as the Writer in Residence\, engaging with students and faculty as well as the wider community of the Golden Triangle area. He will give a reading of his work that is free and open to the public. \nThe centerpiece of his visit—the public reading—will take place on Thursday\, April 10 at 7:30 pm to allow working members of the community to attend. It will be free and open to the public and will be held in the Old Main academic building on Mississippi State’s campus\, which is on a bus line\, has parking\, and is handicap accessible\, ensuring that the reading will be approachable to a public audience. \nFor the public reading\, Obioma will read some of his writing. He is a gifted public speaker\, and he will engage the audience\, not only because his language is so vivid\, but because his focus on family dynamics and the unique struggles of Nigeria\, the country in which he grew up. All of these themes have a great potential to connect with a large audience. \nThrough this reading\, Obioma will prompt the audience to engage with their own histories and heritages so that they may more profoundly make sense of their lives and the human condition. \nThe public reading will end with a Q&A between Obioma and the audience\, and\, afterwards\, attendants can buy signed copies of his novels.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/writer-in-residence-public-reading/
LOCATION:Mississippi State University Campus\, Starkville\, MS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T193000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250319T171321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T171321Z
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "No One Writes Songs about Polyester: Re-making Cotton’s Image in the Late Twentieth Century"
DESCRIPTION:James Giesen presents “No One Writes Songs about Polyester: Re-making Cotton’s Image in the Late Twentieth Century.” \nMississippi has long reigned as the capital of cotton country\, but by the mid-twentieth century\, the crop’s dominance faced a serious threat from synthetic upstarts like Polyester and Rayon. This talk opens in the storied lobby of Memphis’s Peabody Hotel\, where a Delta planter from Clarksdale tries to rally powerful cotton interests to rescue their struggling industry—not through farming innovation\, but by transforming how the world saw their product. Cotton had become the fabric of choice for hippies and civil rights activists\, while the country’s rich and famous embraced Polyester for its sheen and ease of care. To save their livelihood\, these cotton leaders launched Cotton\, Inc. and the “Fabric of Our Lives” campaign\, one of the most memorable advertising efforts in American history.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-no-one-writes-songs-about-polyester-re-making-cottons-image-in-the-late-twentieth-century/
LOCATION:Delta State University\, 1003 W Sunflower Rd\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38733\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T155955
CREATED:20250205T164204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T202952Z
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "Wanted--1\,000\,000 Frogs: Weird and Wonderful Things Found in Mississippi Newspapers"
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by speaker Tracy Carr: \nA monkey named Jocko who lived at the Great Southern Hotel in Gulfport\, the biggest cabbage in Coahoma County\, and lots and lots of crime: these are the stories found in Mississippi’s historical newspapers. Ranging from the late 1800s to midcentury\, these newspaper articles from across the state are given context (and some fact-checking) in this presentation. \nWhat can old news tell us about Mississippians of the past? We can learn what was important and interesting to them\, through both the “news” articles and the advertisements. We can learn what trends came and went and how attitudes changed. We can learn how easy it was to shape the public’s perception of events\, and what power someone writing and article for a newspaper had in the days before fact-checking and accountability. Learning what information people had about an event or person helps to inform why those people were the way they were. \nWhile some remain mysteries (including why the Mitchell brothers\, farmers from Jonestown\, were looking for a million frogs in an advertisement)\, the interesting and odd news items that made it into the papers are researched and explained. Topics discussed include embezzlements\, murders\, bootlegging\, accidental deaths in large dough mixers\, hookworms\, fish falling from the sky\, and a Holmes County psychic\, among others.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-wanted-1000000-frogs-weird-and-wonderful-things-found-in-mississippi-newspapers/
LOCATION:Embassy Suites by Hilton Jackson North Ridgeland\, 200 Township Ave\, Ridgeland\, MS\, 39157\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Madison- Ridgeland Rotary":MAILTO:madridrotary@gmail.com
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