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: Sally Wolff-King, "Holly Springs' Influence on William Faulkner's Fiction"
At noon Wednesday, October 8, Sally Wolff-King presented "Holly Springs' Influence on William Faulkner's Fiction" as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program took place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums.
History Is Lunch: "Mississippi's Legacy of School Desegregation" - Ellen Ann Fentress and Rita Watts Boone
At noon Wednesday, October 1, Ellen Ann Fentress and Rita Watts Boone presented "Mississippi's Legacy of School Desegregation" as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program took place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums.
History Is Lunch: "Champions of the Storm: Katrina's First Responders" - NancyKay Wessman
At noon Wednesday, September 24, NancyKay Wessman presented "Champions of the Storm: Katrina's First Responders" as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program took place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums.
History is Lunch: "Borrowed Land, Stolen Labor, and the Holy Spirit: The Struggle for Power and Equality in Holmes County, Mississippi” - Diane Feldman
At noon Wednesday, September 17, Diane Feldman presented "Borrowed Land, Stolen Labor, and the Holy Spirit: The Struggle for Power and Equality in Holmes County, Mississippi” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program took place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums.
History Is Lunch: "A Legacy of Refuge and Resilience: Mississippi's Gulf Coast Vietnamese" - Emma To, Jennifer Le, Tim Isbell, and Carl Andersen
At noon Wednesday, September 10, Emma To, Jennifer Le, Tim Isbell, and Carl Andersen presented "A Legacy of Refuge and Resilience: Mississippi's Gulf Coast Vietnamese" as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program took place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums.
History is Lunch - "Remembering the Clinton Massacre: 150 Years Later" - Missy Jones, DeeDee Baldwin, Albert Dorsey, and Nicholas Lemann
At noon Wednesday, September 3, Missy Jones, DeeDee Baldwin, Albert Dorsey, and Nicholas Lemann presented "Remembering the Clinton Massacre: 150 Years Later" as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program took place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums.
History Is Lunch: "From Crisis to Recovery: HORNE's Role Post-Katrina"
At noon Wednesday, August 27, Timothy Smith, Scott Keller, Alethia Thomas, Clayton French, and Chuck Bearman presented "From Crisis to Recovery: Horne's Role Post-Katrina" as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program took place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums.
History Is Lunch: Dr. Byron D’Andra Orey & Dr. Jeanne Middleton Hairston "Conflict and Change: Mississippi, Then and Now"
At noon Wednesday, August 20, Dr. Byron D’Andra Orey, professor of political science at Jackson State University, and Dr. Jeanne Middleton Hairston, co-author of the original Mississippi: Conflict and Change, discussed the updated textbook Mississippi: Conflict and Change: A New Edition as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program took place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums.
History Is Lunch: "Remembering Emmett: The Journey of Truth-Telling" - Daphne Chamberlain, Benjamin Saulsberry, & Venita Halbert
At noon Wednesday, August 13, Daphne Chamberlain, Benjamin Saulsberry, and Venita Halbert presented "Remembering Emmett: The Journey of Truth-Telling" for the History Is Lunch series. The program took place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums.