Join us virtually for the first edition of our new civil rights series, Direct Action with Hezekiah Watkins, on Thursday, July 22. Guest speaker and civil rights veteran Brenda Travis will discuss her involvement during the McComb Student Movement as a teenager when she and other fellow students staged the Burglund High School walkout in protest against racial discrimination. The program will stream live from the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Facebook page.
In honor of civil rights icon Medgar Evers’s birthday, admission to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History will be free on Friday, July 2. Admission will include the special exhibit, I AM A MAN: Civil Rights Photographs in the American South, 1960–1970. Museum staff will highlight Evers’s life and legacy through guided tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Face masks and social distancing guidelines are required.
Join us for the final edition of our Summer Music Series program on Sunday, July 11, at 1 p.m., featuring the smooth jazz sounds of saxophonist Jessie Primer III. Admission to the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is free every Sunday. Face masks and social distancing guidelines are required.
Children and parents are invited to the R.E.A.D. (Read, Engage, and Discover) summer enrichment program at the Two Mississippi Museums on Friday, June 25, at 11 a.m. In this edition, editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsey will join us for a reading and discussion of his children’s book, Banjo’s Dream: A Little Brown Dog’s A-Z Book of Inspiration. Children will engage in a hands-on activity following the reading. This event is free and will be held in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium. Face masks and social distancing guidelines are required.
Join us for an evening of history and fun at the Two Mississippi Museums! This edition of History Happy Hour highlights photography and features the protest artwork of civil rights activists in the I AM A MAN: Civil Rights Photography in the American South, 1960–1970 special exhibit. Guests will engage in interactive flash tours through the exhibit and the museums about the significance of photography in Mississippi history.
Join us for the June edition of the Summer Music Series with blues musician and muralist Bobby Whalen. He will perform songs that recall the juke joints, stills, and casinos highlighted our exhibition, Mississippi Distilled: Prohibition, Piety, and Politics at the Two Mississippi Museums. The Mississippi Distilled special exhibit will end on Saturday, June 26. Admission to the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is free every Sunday. Face masks and social distancing guidelines are required.
At noon on Wednesday, July 28, Amy Evans and Martha Foose will present “A Good Meal Is Hard To Find” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.
At noon on Wednesday, July 21, Susannah Ural will present “The Territorial and Civil War Governors of Mississippi Project” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.
At noon on Wednesday, July 14, Tim Smith will present “Observations on the Siege of Vicksburg” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.
At noon on Wednesday, July 7, Will Kelly and Christopher Windfield will present “George Raymond: A Thirst for Freedom” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program will take place in the Craig H.