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. The series is sponsored by the John and Lucy Shackelford Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation for Mississippi.
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History Is Lunch Pete Smith, “Women Journalists and Mississippi Politics 1880s-1980s”
On April 10, 2024, Pete Smith presented “Women Journalists and Mississippi Politics 1880s-1980s” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Shawn Lambert, "Around the Big House: Archaeology of Enslavement at Prospect Hill"
On April 3, 2024, Shawn Lambert presented “Around the Big House: Archaeology of Enslavement at Prospect Hill” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Emilye Crosby, "Women in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement"
On March 27, 2024, Emilye Crosby presented “‘Anything I Was Big Enough to Do’: Women in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Julie Kabat "My Brother's Story of Freedom Summer"
On March 20, 2024, Julie Kabat presented "My Brother's Story of Freedom Summer" as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Richelle Putnam and Diane Williams, "A Guide to Mississippi Museums"
On March 13, 2024, Richelle Putnam and Diane Williams presented “A Guide to Mississippi Museums” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Peter Adams, "Edwin A. Walker and the Birth of the Deep State Conspiracy"
On March 6, 2024, Peter Adams presented “Edwin A. Walker and the Birth of the Deep State Conspiracy” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: David Evans, "Adventures in Blues Fieldwork in the 1960s"
On February 28, 2024, David Evans presented “Adventures in Blues Fieldwork in the 1960s” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Grace Elizabeth Hale, "In the Pines: A Lynching, A Lie, A Reckoning"
On February 21, 2024, Grace Elizabeth Hale presented her book In the Pines: A Lynching, A Lie, A Reckoning as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Jefferson Mansell, "Enslavement to Enlistment: The Men of the 58th Infantry USCT"
On February 14, 2024, Jefferson Mansell presented “Enslavement to Enlistment: The Men of the 58th Infantry USCT” as part of the History Is Lunch series.