2026 Public Humanities Awards

The 2026 Public Humanities Awards will be held on March 20th at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson.

Tickets and Awards Sponsor opportunities may be purchased through the MHC website or by sending a check to the Mississippi Humanities Council, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Room 317, Jackson, MS 39211.

We hope you can join us for a night celebrating these achievements.

Topic: Mississippi History

Before Natchez: A Journey Through Humanity’s Deep South
by Rev. Tracy Collins
See the “REAL” Mississippi
by Rev. Tracy Collins
The Natchez Trace
by Dr. Susan Gaunt Stearns
Natchez in the Early American Economy
by Dr. Susan Gaunt Stearns
The Mississippi River and the American Founding
by Dr. Susan Gaunt Stearns
Vietnamese Narratives: A Story of Refuge and Resilience of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Vietnamese
by Dr. Emma Phuong To
by Jennifer Le
Jefferson College: Mississippi’s Birthplace
by Michael Morris
The Blues: Pain, History, and Poetry
by Shannon "Bayou" Williford
Developing Community Spaces: Storytelling, Stewardship, and the Soul of Place
by Kevin Enos Brown
“Stand Fast Mississippians!” The First Regiment ‘Mississippi Rifles’ during the War with Mexico, 1846-1848
by Grady Howell
The Bride of Annandale, A Love Story of the Old South
by Grady Howell