Events

At noon on Wednesday, October 28, a panel will discuss the re-release of Jackson State University’s first official history book, Jackson State University: The First Hundred Years, 1877-1977 by Lelia Gaston Rhodes, and how the past continues to shape the present and inform the future as part of the History Is Lunch series.

Join us for a free event featuring a screening of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wing? at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium at the Two Mississippi Museums. This documentary explores the life and career of Virginia Wing, a Chinese American actress from Marks, Mississippi.

At noon on Wednesday, October 21, a panel will discuss the case of Clyde Kennard, a Black veteran of the Korean War who made multiple unsuccessful attempts during the 1950s to enroll at the then-all White Mississippi Southern College, now the University of Southern Mississippi. Michael Morris, director of the Two Mississippi Museums, will moderate a panel

Join us for Christmas by Candlelight at the Governor's Mansion on Friday, December 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, December 5, from 10 a.m. to noon. This free, family-friendly event will include self-guided tours, a trackless Santa Claus train on the south lawn, festive decorations and lighting, and hot cocoa with homemade cookies.

Join us Christmas by Candlelight at the Governor's Mansion on Friday, December 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, December 5, from 10 a.m. to noon. This free, family-friendly event will include self-guided tours, a trackless Santa Claus train on the south lawn, festive decorations and lighting, and hot cocoa with homemade cookies.

Join us for the annual Christmas by Candlelight Tour on Saturday, December 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. Use our free shuttles to take a holiday-themed tour of the Old Capitol Museum and the Two Mississippi Museums. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

At noon on Wednesday, October 14, James Andrew Whitaker, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Southern Mississippi, will discuss his fieldwork in Sinoe County, Liberia, and Mississippi as part of the History Is Lunch series. During the 1830s and 1840s, the Mississippi State Colonization Society created a colony called “Mississippi in Africa”

At noon on Wednesday, October 7, Gautham Rao, associate professor of history at American University in Washington, DC, will discuss rebellions, fugitivity, activism, and the legal systems that challenged them as part of the History Is Lunch series. In Rao’s book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, he offers a new interpretation of the history of policing in the United States

Join us on Saturday, October 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Old Capitol Museum to experience Mississippi during Colonial times. This free America250 event will feature living history demonstrations by the Atlanta Historic Dance group, educational presentations on the Marquis de Lafayette, and hands-on activities

Join us for the free Mississippi Made gallery talk at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 15, in the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Exhibition Hall at the Two Mississippi Museums. In connection with America250, this family-friendly event will highlight Mississippi’s legacy in entertainment.