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Sunday Screening: In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters

Join us for a screening of In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 1, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium. This 35-minute documentary uncovers the little-known love story of Phillis Wheatley, America’s first Black published poet, and John Peters, a free Black man she married in 1778. Following the screening, a panel conversation featuring moderator Robby Luckett, scholar Ebony Lumumba, and filmmakers Leslie Askew and Turlough White will highlight Margaret Walker’s creation of the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival and the Black Studies program at Jackson State University. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.  

Events

Lemuria Garden Book Launch

January 29, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Learn how nature informed the lives, writing, and artwork of nineteenth- and twentieth-century women from co-authors Elise Smith and Judith W. Page as they launch their new book, Southern Women, Southern Landscapes: Cultural Reflections on the Garden, 1870–1970. The event will be hosted at Lemuria on Thursday, January 29, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Free Sundays at the Two Mississippi Museums

February 1, 2026, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Admission to the Two Mississippi Museums is free every Sunday. This includes admission to the Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi Remembers, Photographs by Melody Golding on display through November 7. HORNE, a Ridgeland-based professional services firm, is the title sponsor of the exhibit.

Sunday Screening: Possum Town

February 1, 2026, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join us for a screening of Possum Town, a feature-length documentary that explores the legacy of O. N. Pruitt’s photographs in the lives of people from Columbus, Mississippi, at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 1, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium.