History Is Lunch is a weekly lecture series that explores different aspects of the state's past. The hour-long programs are held in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum building in Jackson.
MDAH livestreams the program at noon on Wednesdays on MDAH's Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/MDAHOfficial/. The videos are posted on the department’s YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/MDAHVideo.
History is Lunch: Jack D. Elliott Jr., "Colonel W.C. Falkner and the Ripley Railroad"
On November 30, 2022, Jack D. Elliott Jr. discussed his new book To the Ramparts of Infinity: Colonel W. C. Falkner and the Ripley Railroad as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Steve Fiffer, Ebony Lumumba, and Julian Miller, "The Moment"
On November 16, 2022, author Steve Fiffer interviewed Ebony Lumumba and Julian Miller, who are featured in his new book The Moment: Changemakers on Why and How They Joined the Fight for Social Justice, as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: LaShunda Calvert and Flonzie Brown Wright, "The Life of Sister Thea Bowman"
On November 9, 2022, LaShunda Calvert and Flonzie Brown Wright screened a documentary on the life of Sister Thea Bowman as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History is Lunch: Davis Houck "Black Bodies in the River: Searching for Freedom Summer"
On November 2, 2022, Davis Houck discussed his new book Black Bodies in the River: Searching for Freedom Summer as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Chris Mackowski, “The Civil War Battle of Jackson”
On October 26, 2022, Chris Mackowski presented “The Civil War Battle of Jackson” as part of the for History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Roderick Red and Claire Winn, "Promised Land! A Story about Mound Bayou"
On October 19, 2022, Roderick Red and Claire Winn screened clips from the new documentary film Promised Land: A Story about Mound Bayou as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History is Lunch: By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners.
Margaret A. Burnham will discuss her new book By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners.
History is Lunch: Belinda Stewart, "Citizen Architecture: 30+ Years of Preservation in Mississippi."
On October 5, 2022, Belinda Stewart presented “Citizen Architecture: 30+ Years of Preservation in Mississippi” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History is Lunch: Sykina Butts, Maggie Crawford, Rolando Herts, "Voices from the Delta State Sit-in"
On September 28, 2022, Sykina Butts, Maggie Crawford, and Rolando Herts screened the documentary “Voices from the Sit-in" as part of the History Is Lunch series.