The annual meeting of the Mississippi Historical Society will take place March 6–7 in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums. Judge Carlton W. Reeves of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi is this year’s keynote speaker. The Book of the Year Award will go to Wright Thompson for The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi.
The annual meeting of the Mississippi Historical Society will take place March 6–7 in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums. Judge Carlton W. Reeves of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi is this year’s keynote speaker. The Book of the Year Award will go to Wright Thompson for The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi.
Join us at the Two Mississippi Museums to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday, January 21, on the National Day of Racial Healing. Lunch will be provided before two panel discussions—one celebrating John Perkins' contribution to civil rights and racial healing and the other exploring the role of philanthropy in community transformation. This program marking the National Day of Racial Healing, an initiative spearheaded by the W.K.
Join us at the Two Mississippi Museums to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 20. This free admission day, sponsored by FedEx, will include a performance by New Horizon Church Children’s Ensemble at 10 a.m. and gallery talks by Freedom Rider Hezekiah Watkins at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. The day will also include MLK Night of Culture at 6 p.m., hosted by Vicksburg native Alexis Noble.
Join us at the Two Mississippi Museums to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday, January 19. This free admission day, sponsored by FedEx, will include a Voting Rights Act tour at 2 p.m. in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. For more information on the extended MLK Weekend Celebration, click here.
Join us at the Two Mississippi Museums to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday, January 18. This free admission day, sponsored by FedEx, will include a Voting Rights Act tour by museum staff at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and a gallery talk by Freedom Rider Hezekiah Watkins at noon in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. For more information on the extended MLK Weekend Celebration, click here.
On Mondays at noon, the Eudora Welty House & Garden will host live book discussions of Jesmyn Ward's 2017 novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing as part of its Welty at Home Virtual Book Club program. Welty's friend and biographer Suzanne Marrs will co-lead the discussions with Kemeshia Swanson, professor of English and African American Studies at Mississippi State University. This event is free and open to the public. The discussions will begin January 27 and will end March 3. For more information and to register, email info@eudoraweltyhouse.com.
Join us for a screening of Always a Winner: Roy Curry, A Quarterback Ahead of His Time at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 26, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums. Directed by Seth Schwartz, the one-hour film tells the story of Roy Curry who grew up as the son of sharecroppers in Lula, Mississippi. He played quarterback for his high school in Clarksdale, then at Jackson State University, and went on to play two seasons as a wide receiver with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
At noon on Wednesday, March 12, Charles Bolton, author and professor of history at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, will explore the effects of World War II economic and military mobilization in the Deep South, as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program, "Mississippi and World War II," will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums and will also stream live on the YouTube channel.