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History Is Lunch: Alex Heard, "The Willie McGee Case and Jim Crow Mississippi"

At noon on Wednesday, April 29, Alex Heard, editorial director of Outside magazine, will reexamine the lasting mysteries surrounding the case of Willie McGee as part of the History Is Lunch series.  In 1945, McGee was sentenced to death, prompting national protests at the White House. New York labor lawyer Bella Abzug and civil rights advocate William Patterson risked their lives to plead his innocence. This free event will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums and will stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel. Copies of Heard’s book, The Eyes of Willie McGee: A Tragedy of Race, Sex, and Secrets in the Jim Crow South, will be available for purchase, and a book signing will follow. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

Events

Welty Wednesdays

April 8, 2026, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

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: J. Janice Coleman, "The Hansberry Family, Alcorn A&M College, and A Raisin in the Sun"

April 8, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Join us at noon on Wednesday, April 8, as Alcorn State University English professor J. Janice Coleman highlights the Hansberry family’s ties to Alcorn A&M College—the oldest public institution of higher learning for African Americans in Mississippi. Though best known because Lorraine Hansberry wrote A Raisin in the Sun, the first Broadway play by an African American woman

Mississippi Made Gallery Talk: Art

April 9, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Join us for the Mississippi Made gallery talk at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 9, on the Mezzanine at the Two Mississippi Museums. In connection with America250, this free event will tell the story of how some of Mississippi’s greatest artists, creators, and storytellers shaped America.