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SUMMARY:Evicted: An Exhibition of the National Building Museum
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \nIn 2018\, the National Building Museum opened an exhibition exploring the causes and impacts of eviction\, based on Matthew Desmond’s award‐winning book Evicted. Since then\, the exhibit has taught thousands about the national eviction crisis. A stable place to call home is one of the best predictors of success. Yet\, each year more than 2.3 million Americans\, mostly low‐income renters\, face eviction. In the context of the COVID‐19 pandemic\, the eviction crisis has further exploded. According to Mississippi Today\, nearly 50% of renters in the state face eviction this year. The traveling version of Evicted offers the opportunity to introduce audiences here to the eviction crisis so that they can learn how it affects their communities. Visitors will build empathy as they learn about housing instability through a local conversation about eviction that has national implications. The exhibition\, which runs June 28 to October 3\, 2021\,  presents sobering statistics and personal stories\, challenging adults and youth to face the enormity of a difficult subject\, while providing context and a call to action.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/evicted-an-exhibition-of-the-national-building-museum/
LOCATION:Johnson Hall Art Gallery\, 1400 John R. Lynch Street\, Jackson\, 39217
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SUMMARY:SB - Rogers - Learning Mississippi Through Historical Markers
DESCRIPTION:From traditional green historical markers to the Mississippi Blues Trail\, Freedom Trail\, Country Music Trail\, and Mississippi Mound Trail\, the state’s history is told along its roads. The speaker takes a fun romp through history that will interest anyone who likes fascinating trivia about the state. \nLearn More: https://visitcarrolltonms.com/carrollton-pilgrimage/ \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-rogers-learning-mississippi-through-historical-markers/
LOCATION:Town of Carrollton
ORGANIZER;CN="Carrollton Pilgrimage Board":MAILTO:pamela.lee79@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Voice From the Sit-In - Mississippi Delta Movie Premiere
DESCRIPTION:On March 10\, 1969 52 students were arrested at the Black Students sit-in and spent the night at Parchman Penitentiary.  This film tells the story of the sit-in from the perspectives of four students\, as told to current Delta State students. The screening will take place at the Bologna Performing Arts Center\, and will consist of a screening\, Q&A\, and reception. The event will be free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/voice-from-the-sit-in-mississippi-delta-movie-premiere/
LOCATION:Bologna Performing Arts Center Lobby\, Highway 8 West\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732
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SUMMARY:SB - Woodrick - The History of Mississippi's Mascots (and a Few Others\, Too)
DESCRIPTION:Marino Casem\, the longtime coach at Alcorn State University and Southern University\, once famously stated that “in the South\, college football is a religion\, and every Sunday is a holy day.” This is certainly true for teams in the Southeastern Conference and especially true for Mississippi. Each fall\, hundreds of thousands of loyal fans flock to their respective campuses to root for their favorite teams and cheer for their beloved team mascots. If Casem’s quote is true\, these foam-headed cheerleaders might be considered the “saints” of this seemingly odd religion. Most fans\, however\, know little about the origin of their favorite mascots or other symbols of their university\, and many of these symbols have deep roots in history\, especially the Civil War years. During this presentation\, the hidden history of some of the South’s most beloved (or despised) mascots will be revealed\, including Mississippi State’s “Bully\,” the origin of the LSU Tigers and\, of course\, the story behind the Ole Miss Rebels.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-woodrick-the-history-of-mississippis-mascots-and-a-few-others-too/
LOCATION:East Mississippi Community College – Scooba Campus\, 1512 Kemper Street\, Scooba\, MS\, 39358
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SUMMARY:Ideas On Tap: Rural Education in Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Facebook Live as we present Ideas On Tap: Rural Education in Mississippi\, a virtual panel discussion on October 5 at 5:30pm. This program was inspired by the recent New York Times article “The Tragedy of America’s Rural Schools”\, written by Casey Parks. The article addresses various issues taking place among America’s rural school systems\, with the Mississippi state takeover of the Holmes County Consolidated School District as its linchpin. \nThis program’s focus will follow suit\, addressing various issues of rural education systems across Mississippi with a focus on the Holmes county situation. Discussions will examine how the take over happened\, steps being taken to correct lingering problems\, and what preventative measures should be considered. \nThe panel will include Sherri Reeves (a long time Holmes county educator and P-16 council member)\, Sanford Johnson (Mississippi executive director of Teach Plus)\, and Rep. Kent McCarty (vice-chair of education for the Mississippi House of Representatives.) Bracey Harris of NBC News will moderate. The October 5 program will last an hour and include a brief Q&A session (10-15 mins) at the end
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-on-tap-rural-education-in-mississippi/
LOCATION:Online Event
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SUMMARY:Civil War: Who Do We Think We Are? - Screening and Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:On October 6\, the MHC will partner with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to host a screening and panel discussion of the documentary film Civil War (or Who Do We Think We Are?) at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. The film\, created and produced by Rachel Boynton\, addresses Civil War memory and how the Reconstruction period is portrayed in education. \nIn making the film\, Boynton interviewed educators\, community leaders\, politicians\, and students across the South. Among those Boynton interviewed were Missy Jones of Mississippi College\, Atwayn Patrick of the Holmes County Consolidated School District\, and Dr. Stephanie Rolph of Millsaps College. All three Mississippians share their approaches in educating their students and general public on the Civil War through historical facts. They also discuss the struggle as educators to correct the Lost Cause narrative in a place like Mississippi. \nThe film is timely and aids in the current conversation about how and what we should remember of the Civil War. Boynton asks the viewer to question what they think they know of the Civil War and challenges them to re-educate themselves\, hopefully with more diverse resources. \nThe panel discussion to follow the screening will include Boynton\, Jones\, Patrick\, and Rolph. Long-time educator and administrator within the state department of education\, Chauncey Spears\, will also be included. The goal of the panel discussion is to not only discuss themes from the film\, but also to understand the current climate on Civil War and Reconstruction education within Mississippi schools. \nThe program will be held in the Neilson Auditorium within the Two Mississippi Museums and will begin with the film screening at 5:30 p.m. followed by the panel discussion. Food and beverage will be served. Due COVID-19\, masks will be enforced at this event.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/civil-war-who-do-we-think-we-are-screening-and-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS\, 222 NORTH STREET \, JACKSON\, MS\, United States
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SUMMARY:SB - Mitchell - A New History of Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:The talk\, accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation\, will present the case for a new understanding of Mississippi’s past. The speaker will argue that the Eurocentric past account ignored the role of blacks\, Indians\, women and minorities\, providing example biographies to prove the case. Touching on neglected topics such as the history of the ecology\, the speaker will demonstrate the dire condition created by the near destruction of the environment and illustrate how the New Deal programs and a few individuals began to restore the state and develop its system of state parks. Touching on the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi\, the speaker will argue that segregation was a complex\, local system open to negotiation for much of its history and that local Mississippians did most of the work to end segregation rather than the more heralded outsiders\, who have received much of the credit in the past. The speaker will trace the evolution of religion including what some historians term the civic religion of the lost cause. Concluding the lecture\, the speaker will make the case for Mississippians adopting a new perspective on their past.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-mitchell-a-new-history-of-mississippi/
LOCATION:Trinity Episcopal Church\, 305 S. Commerce St.\, Natchez\, MS\, 39120
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SUMMARY:2021 MS Delta Tennessee Williams Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 29th Annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival seeks to build on last year’s successful virtual festival with a hybrid in-person socially distanced festival that will stream all the programming on two web platforms.This year’s theme is on the exchange of culture\, history\, and music along the Mississippi River\, from the Delta to New Orleans using Willliams’ A Streetcar Named Desire  as the organizing hub for performances\, presentations\, and workshops.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/2021-ms-delta-tennessee-williams-festival/
LOCATION:Cutrer Mansion\, 109 Clark St\, Clarksdale\, MS\, 38614\, United States
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SUMMARY:SB - Giesen - Boll Weevil Blues: Cotton and Myth in Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:In the early 20th century the cotton boll weevil\, a nasty little beetle that had already destroyed millions of pounds of cotton in Texas and Louisiana\, stood on the western banks of the Mississippi River poised to invade the richest and most important cotton land in the world: the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta. In the months and years that followed the weevil made a major\, but surprising\, impact on the people of the state. Many Mississippians now think of it as a terrible natural disaster\, akin to Hurricane Katrina or the BP Oil Spill. Yet history reveals a much more surprising story. The boll weevil destroyed tons of cotton across the state\, but its biggest effect on Mississippi came not from barren fields\, but from how people responded to the threat of its invasion. Stories about the boll weevil\, in other words\, were more important to its history than the stands of cotton it destroyed. Dr. Giesen’s presentation uses blues and country songs\, old family stories\, rumors and more traditional historical records\, to explain how an array of Mississippians — from sharecroppers to planters to college professors — changed the course of the state’s history as they tried to manage the boll weevil’s invasion.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/sb-giesen-boll-weevil-blues-cotton-and-myth-in-mississippi/
LOCATION:East Mississippi Community College – Scooba Campus\, 1512 Kemper Street\, Scooba\, MS\, 39358
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SUMMARY:From Delta Blues to Opera News: A Mississippi Musical Exposition
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URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/from-delta-blues-to-opera-news-a-mississippi-musical-exposition-2/
LOCATION:Online Event
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SUMMARY:Fighting Sexism\, Racism and Corruption in the Community with the Guerilla Girls
DESCRIPTION:Mississippi University for Women will partner with the Guerrilla Girls\, a group of feminist activists that uses political art to fight sexism\, racism and corruption in society\, for a virtual event at 6 p.m. Thursday\, Oct. 28\, on Zoom. \nThe event is a collaboration between the Ina E. Gordy Honors College\, the NEW Leadership Mississippi program\, the National Organization of Women (NOW) chapter at The W\, the Fant Memorial Library\, the MUW Galleries and the Departments of History\, Art and Languages\, Literature & Philosophy. Drouillard\, who is the project director/organizer of the event\, said local businesses Friendly City Books and the Columbus Arts Council and Colin Krieger\, who was voted “local hero in the Golden Triangle 2021\,” also will help promote the event.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/fighting-sexism-racism-and-corruption-in-the-community-with-the-guerilla-girls/
LOCATION:Online Event
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