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:"Jacktown The Sound, Soul, Grit, & Legacy" Kamel King, Dexter Allen, & Chad Wesley
At noon Wednesday, February 18, Kamel King in conversation with Dexter Allen and Chad Wesley presented "Jacktown: The Sound of Soul, Grit, and Legacy" 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: "Hilda Casin's Legacy: Preserving McComb's Civil Rights History Through Education and Community Memory" - Kevin Brown and Jacqueline Martin
At noon Wednesday, February 4, Kevin Brown and Jacqueline Martin presented "Hilda Casin's Legacy: Preserving McComb's Civil Rights History Through Education and Community Memory" 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: Brittany Myburgh "Art as Archive:The History and Legacy of the JSU Art Collection"
At noon Wednesday, January 21, Brittany Myburgh presented "Art as Archive: The History and Legacy of the Jackson State University Art Collection" 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: "Everybody Should Have Their March: Civil Rights and Black Power in 1966" - Aram Goudsouzian
At noon Wednesday, January 14, Aram Goudsouzian presented "Everybody Should Have Their March: Civil Rights and Black Power in 1966" 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: "The Force of Law: Policing and Resistance in Jim Crow Mississippi"
At noon Wednesday, December 10, Justin Randolph presented "The Force of Law: Policing and Resistance in Jim Crow 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: "Developing a Cultural Region: Mississippi in/and the TVA" - Ted Atkinson
At noon Wednesday, December 3, Ted Atkinson presented "Developing a Cultural Region: Mississippi in/and the TVA" 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: "Sixty Years of Head Start"
At noon Wednesday, November 19, Dr. Christina Thomas presented "Sixty Years of Head Start" 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: "America's Second Founding: Recunstruction in Mississippi" - Jere Nash
At noon Wednesday, November 12, Jere Nash presented "America's Second Founding: Recunstruction 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.
History is Lunch: "Celebrating the Legacy of Mildred D. Taylor" - Tammy Mielke and Michelle Martin
At noon Wednesday, November 5, Tammy Mielke and Michelle Martin presented "Celebrating the Legacy of Mildred D. Taylor" as part of the History Is Lunch series. The program took place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums.