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: "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.
History is Lunch: Leslie-Burl McLemore, Jeff Kolnick, and Michelle Deardorff, "Voting Rights Act 60"
At noon Wednesday, August 6, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Leslie-Burl McLemore, civil rights veteran and professor emeritus of political science at Jackson State University, were joined by historians Jeff Kolnick, history professor at Southwest Minnesota State University, and Michelle Deardorff, professor of government and department head at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, for the History Is Lunch series. The program took place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums.
History Is Lunch: "Mississippi Choctaw and the Art of Storytelling" - Tom Mould and Rae Nell Vaughn
At noon Wednesday, July 30, Tom Mould and Rae Nell Vaughn presented "Mississippi Choctaw and the Art of Storytelling" 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: "Disease, Doctoring, and Race in the Old South" - Thomas Helling
At noon Wednesday, July 23, Thomas Helling, presented "Disease, Doctoring, and Race in the Old South" 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: Malika Polk-Lee - "A Hundred Years of B.B. King"
At noon Wednesday, July 16, Malika Polk-Lee presented "A Hundred Years of B.B. King" 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: Susan Stearns - "The Mississippi River and the Founding of the Nation"
At noon Wednesday, July 9, Susan Stearns presented "The Mississippi River and the Founding of the Nation" 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: Andrew Kahrl - "The Black Struggle for Tax Justice in Mississippi"
At noon Wednesday, June 25, Andrew Kahrl presented "The Black Struggle for Tax Justice in Mississippi" as part of the History is Lunch series. The program took place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums.