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: Calvin Head and Leroy Johnson, "Mileston Cooperative Farm"
On February 23, 2022, Calvin Head and Leroy Johnson presented “Mileston Cooperative Farm” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: David Taylor, Holly Foster, and Eric Platt, “Mississippi College In the Civil War”
On February 16, 2022, David E. Taylor, Holly A. Foster, and R. Eric Platt presented “Mississippi College during the Civil War” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The three are co-authors of the chapter “Mississippi College and the Mississippi College Rifles: A Campus at War and Death on the Battlefield” in the new University Press of Mississippi book Persistence through Peril: Episodes of College Life and Academic Endurance in the Civil War South.
History Is Lunch: Talamieka Brice & Kiese Laymon, "Duck Hill Lynchings: National and Local History"
On February 9, 2022, Talamieka Brice and Kiese Laymon presented “Duck Hill Lynchings: Local and National History" as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Frank Figgers, "Stories and Secrets: A History of the M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge"
On February 2, 2022, Frank Figgers presented “Stories and Secrets: A History of the Stringer Grand Lodge” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Dr. William E. Cochran, "Optometry in Mississippi, 1920-2020"
On January 26, 2022, Dr. William E. Cochran presented “A History of Optometry in Mississippi” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Berkley Hudson, "Pruitt's Historical Columbus Photographs"
On January 19, 2022, Berkley Hudson presented “Pruitt’s Historic Columbus Photographs” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Beth Batton and Margaret Bucci, "The Andrew Bucci Centennial"
On January 12, 2022, Beth Batton and Margaret Bucci gave a program on the Mississippi artist Andrew Bucci. State senator Briggs Hopson presented a proclamation designating the day as Andrew Bucci Day.
History Is Lunch: Robert Khayat and Neil White, "60: A Year of Sports, Race, and Politics"
On December 8, 2021, Robert Khayat discussed his new book 60: A Year of Sports, Race & Politics with publisher Neil White as part of the History Is Lunch series.
History Is Lunch: Alferdteen Harrison, "Midwives in Mississippi History"
On November 17, 2021, Alferdteen Harrison presented “Midwives in Mississippi History” as part of the History Is Lunch series.