Mississippi Humanities Council

📚 Join us TOMORROW for "The Challenges of the First Fifty Years of Women's Suffrage" Presented by Dr. Rebecca Tuuri.

Discover how the League of Women Voters helped shape civic engagement in Mississippi from the ratification of the 19th Amendment through the Civil Rights era, and learn how the organization evolved into the diverse and influential voice it is today.

📅 Wednesday, July 15TH
🕛 12:00 p.m.
📍 Downtown Library Meeting Room
🥪 A light lunch will be provided

This free program is part of our America 250 series and is made possible through the Mississippi Humanities Council Speakers Bureau and the Friends of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.

Congratulations to director David Rae Morris Photographer/Filmmaker for his film “My Mind to Me A Kingdom Is: The Legacy of Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister” being screened in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture! This documentary was funded by the Mississippi Humanities Council and will be shown in the museum's Oprah Winfrey Theatre on Friday, July 17, at 1 p.m.

I’m very excited to announce that “My Mind To Me Kingdom Is: The Legacy Of Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister“ will be shown at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. this Thursday July 17th at 1 p.m. NMAAHC University of the District of Columbia | UDC Jackson State University Visit Vicksburg MS

The Mississippi Humanities Council is excited to continue our Witness: The Freedom Memory Project’s community meetings throughout July. These conversations are rooted in the stories and history of each host community, offering local residents and neighbors an opportunity to help preserve their history and join the conversation.

Drew | July 14 | 2 p.m. | 167 North Main Street
Jackson | July 18 | 11 a.m. | Smith Robertson Museum
Moss Point | July 23 | Noon | Ina Thompson Library

All events are free, open to the public, and refreshments will be provided.