History Is Lunch is a weekly lecture series that explores different aspects of the state's past. The hour-long programs are held in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum building in Jackson.
MDAH livestreams the program at noon on Wednesdays on MDAH's Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/MDAHOfficial/. The videos are posted on the department’s YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/MDAHVideo. The series is sponsored by the John and Lucy Shackelford Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation for Mississippi.
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History Is Lunch: Edward Onaci, "Activism, Repression, and the Republic of New Afrika"
On March 31, 2021, Edward Onaci presented “Liberating the Territory: Activism, Repression, and the Republic of New Afrika” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: W. Ralph Eubanks, "A Place Like Mississippi"
On March 24, 2021, W. Ralph Eubanks discussed his new book A Place Like Mississippi as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: J. Richard Gruber, "Dusti Bongé, Art and Life"
On March 17, 2021, J. Richard Gruber presented “Dusti Bongé, Art and Life” as part of the History Is Lunch series. Gruber is the author of a book of the same name that includes over 500 color images, including many of the artist’s vibrant abstract expressionist works.
History Is Lunch: Michael J. Goleman, "History and Mississippi's Lost Cause"
On March 10, 201, Michael J. Goleman presented “History and Mississippi’s Lost Cause” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History is Lunch: Thomas Aiello, “The Scott Newspaper Syndicate and the Black Press in Mississippi.”
On March 3, 2021, Thomas Aiello presented “The Scott Newspaper Syndicate and the Black Press in Mississippi” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Christian Pinnen, "Race and Slavery in Colonial Natchez"
On February 24, 2021, Christian Pinnen presented “Race and Slavery in Colonial Natchez” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: William C. Lester, "A Historical Look at Mississippi Turkey Hunting"
On February 10, 2021, William C. Lester presented “A Historical Look at Mississippi Turkey Hunting” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Brian A. Pugh, "Chaos and Compromise: Mississippi's Budgeting Process"
On Wednesday, February 3, 2021, as part of the History Is Lunch series, Brian A. Pugh discussed how public monies are spent and the tangled history of Mississippi’s budgeting process.
History Is Lunch: Deanna Byrd and Ryan Spring, "The Last Choctaw Removal of 1903"
On November 18, 2020, Ryan Spring and Deanna Byrd presented “The Last Choctaw Removal of 1903" as part of the History Is Lunch series.