Events

History Is Lunch: Boyce Upholt, "The Making and Unmaking of the  Mississippi"

At noon on Wednesday, July 3, Boyce Upholt will present "The Making and Unmaking of the  Mississippi" as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum building and stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel.

History Is Lunch: Joseph McGill, "Sleeping with the Ancestors in Mississippi"

At noon on Wednesday, June 26, Joseph McGill will present "Sleeping with the Ancestors in Mississippi" as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum building and stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel.

History Is Lunch: Mary Coleman, "Race and Social Mobility in the Delta"

At noon on Wednesday, June 19, Mary Coleman will present "Race and Social Mobility in the Delta" as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum building and stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel.

History Is Lunch: Modupe Labode and John Spann

At noon on Wednesday, June 12, Modupe Labode from the National Museum of American History and John Spann from the Mississippi Humanities Council will speak as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum building and stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Freedom Summer Free Weekend

Thanks to support from Higher Purpose Co., the Two Mississippi Museums–Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum–will offer free admission Friday, May 31, through Sunday, June 2, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Freedom Summer Free Weekend

Thanks to support from Higher Purpose Co., the Two Mississippi Museums–Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum–will offer free admission Friday, May 31, through Sunday, June 2, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
 

History Is Lunch: Ben Wynne, "A Hound Dog Tale: Big Mama, Elvis, and the Song that Changed Everything"

At noon on Wednesday, June 5, Ben Wynne will present "A Hound Dog Tale: Big Mama, Elvis, and the Song that Changed Everything" as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum building and stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel.

History Is Lunch: Stephen Parks and Noah Saterstrom, "What Became of Dr. Smith? A Life Rediscovered"

At noon on Wednesday, May 29, Stephen Parks and Noah Saterstrom will present “What Became of Dr. Smith? A Life Rediscovered” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum building and stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel.

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