Join us for an exciting week as we travel back to the 1960s and explore how Mississippi helped shape the Space Race, music, and major cultural change. Campers will learn through hands-on activities, stories, and creative projects that bring history to life.
These sessions take place on July 6 –16 in the Pete Spiro Classroom at the Two Mississippi Museums.
Join the Eudora Welty House & Garden (EWHG) for Welty Wednesdays beginning Wednesday, January 8. In honor of 1119 Pinehurst Street's 100-year anniversary, free admission will be offered every Wednesday, in addition to the long-standing tradition of free admission on the 13th of each month honoring Welty’s April 13 birthday.
History Is Lunch: Caroline Bayne, “Tonight Only: Medgar Evers on Jackson, Mississippi Television”
July 15, 2026, 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
At noon on Wednesday, July 15, Caroline Bayne, assistant professor of Communication and Media Studies and director of Film Studies at Millsaps College, will present on segregation in mass media in Jackson from the 1950s to the 1960s as part of the History Is Lunch series.
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