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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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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/
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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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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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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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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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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250520T180000
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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:20250527T173000
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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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