At 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 25, join us for a discussion of the local and national impact of the ground-breaking case Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan in 1982. This pivotal decision not only opened the door to admitting men to the first public women’s college in the United States, but also set an important precedent in future gender discrimination cases that led to the admission of women to the Virginia Military Institute in 1996.
Admission to the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is free. Sponsored by Nissan.
Admission to the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is free. Sponsored by Nissan.
On Saturday, February 27, at 11 a.m., Pamela Junior, director of the Two Mississippi Museums, and Katie Blount, director of MDAH, will discuss the I AM A MAN special exhibit with its curator, William Ferris.
Join us for our next virtual #UndertheLight: The Examined Life of Medgar Evers on Thursday, February 25, at 6 p.m. In this edition, we will explore the life and legacy of civil rights leader Medgar Evers through featured artifacts on display in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and a lecture with special guest Michael Vinson Williams of the University of Texas El Paso.
On Saturday, March 6, at 11 a.m., civil rights veterans Frank Figgers and Hezekiah Watkins will share their personal experiences of the Mississippi Freedom Movement through selected images from the special exhibit, I AM A MAN: Civil Rights Photographs in the American South, 1960–1970. This virtual event is free and open to the public. Register online here. Space is limited.
Admission to the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is free. Sponsored by Nissan.
Admission to the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is free. Sponsored by Nissan.
On Tuesday, January 19, 6–7 p.m., New Stage Theatre will present a virtual showing of The Debate for Democracy, a conversation between Martin Luther King Jr., organizer Ella Baker, and activist Fannie Lou Hamer, written and directed by New Stage Theatre education director Sharon Miles.
Join us for our virtual MLK Night of Culture event in celebration of Martin Luther King Day, January 18, at 6 p.m. This year’s theme honors the men of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike who marched down Beale Street with protest signs that read “I Am a Man” demanding change against unfair labor practices and to be treated with dignity.