Join us on Thursday, July 21, at 11 a.m. for a gallery talk on the Mississippi stories within The Negro Motorist Green Book special exhibit featuring MDAH exhibits curator Barbara McClendon and MDAH collections curator Megan Bankston at the Two Mississippi Museums. This event is free and open to the public.
The Mississippi Historic Preservation Professional Review Board will meet at 1 p.m. on Thursday in the Charlotte Capers Building in Jackson. The board will consider nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. The meeting is open to the public. To attend the meeting virtually by Zoom, use this link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84717917302.
Curious about tracing your roots in Mississippi but could use some guidance in interpreting complex records? Come to the Advanced African American Research workshop presented by Joyce Dixon-Lawson at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 23. Centered around local and state records related to property, this workshop will guide you through the web of genealogical records, showcasing examples of wills, deeds, educable children records, and cemetery records.
Join us for an evening of history and fun on Tuesday, July 19, at the Two Mississippi Museums! The evening theme for this edition of History Happy Hour is "On the Road" in collaboration with The Negro Motorist Green Book special exhibit. Museum staff will lead interactive fifteen-minute flash tours through the exhibit, as well as through the Two Mississippi Museums featuring stories about travel and transportation in our state. Enjoy refreshments, a cash bar and live music from jazz saxophonist Tiger Rogers. Museum members will receive a complimentary drink.
At noon on Wednesday, July 27, Andrew Haley will present “Grave Concerns: Cooking and Conservation in the Mississippi Delta” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.
At noon on Wednesday, July 20, Eve Ewing and Ebony Lumumba will present “Mississippi to Chicago” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.
At noon on Wednesday, July 13, Stephanie R. Rolph will present “Hodding Carter III and The South Strikes Back” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.
Higher Purpose Co. and the National Museum of African American History and Culture are supporting free admission to Two Mississippi Museums on Friday, July 8, and Saturday, July 9, in conjunction with The Negro Motorist Green Book special exhibit. Admission to the Two Mississippi Museums is free every Sunday. Click here for more information.
Higher Purpose Co. and the National Museum of African American History and Culture are supporting free admission to Two Mississippi Museums on Friday, July 8, and Saturday, July 9, in conjunction with The Negro Motorist Green Book special exhibit. Admission to the Two Mississippi Museums is free every Sunday. Click here for more information.
Enjoy free live music at the Two Mississippi Museums on Sunday, July 10, featuring jazz saxophonist Tiger Rogers. Admission to the Two Mississippi Museums is free every Sunday and includes admission to The Negro Motorist Green Book and The World of Marty Stuart special exhibits. For more information, visit the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Facebook page.