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: James G. Thomas, "The Lebanese in Mississippi"
On May 25, 2022, James G. Thomas presented “Mississippi Mahjar: The Lebanese in Mississippi” as part of the History Is Lunch series. Jackson, Mississippi residents Al Katool and Dolores Thomas Ulmer and Greenville native Mary Tonos Brantley joinrf Thomas to discuss their experiences as people of Lebanese descent growing up in Mississippi.
History Is Lunch: David J. Dennis Jr. and David J. Dennis Sr., "The Movement Made Us"
On May 18, 2022, David J. Dennis Jr. and David J. Dennis Sr. discussed their new book The Movement Made Us: A Father, a Son, and the Legacy of a Freedom Ride as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History is Lunch: Jodi Skipper, "Behind the Big House: Reconciling Slavery, Race, and Heritage"
On May 11, 2022, Jodi Skipper discussed her new book Behind the Big House: Reconciling Slavery, Race, and Heritage in the U.S. South as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Katie Blount and Jere Nash, "The Mississippi Legislature Changes the State Flag"
On May 4, 2022, Katie Blount and Jere Nash presented “The Mississippi Legislature Changes the State Flag” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Irma Hale and Katie Mills, “The Art and Life of Reuben Hale"
On April 27, 2022, Irma Hale and Katie Mills presented “The Art and Life of Reuben Hale” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Thomas Michael Kersen, "Communes and Counterculture in the Magnolia State"
On April 20, 2022, Thomas Michael Kersen presented “Communes and Counterculture in the Magnolia State” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Deborah Douglas, "The Great Migration Roadmap to Resistance and Reclamation"
On April 13, 2022, Deborah D. Douglas presented “Forth and Back: The Great Migration Roadmap to Resistance and Reclamation” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Alicia K. Jackson, "The Land of Promise: North Mississippi and the Hope of Refuge"
On April 6, 2022, Alicia K. Jackson presented “The Land of Promise: North Mississippi and the Hope of Refuge" as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Betsy Bradley and Ryan Dennis, "A Movement in Every Direction"
On March 30, 2022, Mississippi Museum of Art executive director Betsy Bradley and Chief Curator Ryan Dennis discussed the exhibition A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration.