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.
Join us for Discovery Week Camp at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, 9 a.m. to noon, June 3–7, 2024 and June 10–14, 2024. Campers will walk nature trails, play games like Chunkey and archery, and create unique crafts to take home. Native American demonstrators will also provide special presentations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
At noon on Wednesday, May 22, Ben Fatherree will present “The Origins of the Mississippi Community College System” 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.
At noon on Wednesday, May 15, Kidada Williams will present “'The Devil Was Turned Loose': Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.
At noon on Wednesday, May 8, Ted Ownby will present “A Shooting on Capitol Street, 1887” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.