JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The first-ever screening of “Farming Freedom” took place Saturday. A documentary directed by WLBT’s own Kayla Thomas tells the story of Mississippi’s African ...
Explore the Civil Rights as you’ve never seen it as this nationally acclaimed museum. The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is two museums in one, partnering with the Museum of Mississippi History.
Is it significant? Yes. Is it historical? Yes. Is it neglected? Yes. So, these things should be saved, not paved over and ...
Gerald Ensley Bicentennial Project announces the 10th edition of rolling list of 200 people who laid a foundation for our ...
Neilsen Auditorium. Other activities during the free weekend at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Museum of Mississippi History include themed crafts, student performances, museum tours ...
How many shows has George C. Wolfe written? George C. Wolfe has written 10 shows including Paradise! (Bookwriter/Lyricist), Paradise! (Bookwriter), Queenie Pie ...
Kofi Annan of Ghana becomes the first Black Secretary General of the United Nations. 1997—The notorious Robbens Island off the coast of South Africa, the prison that held legendary Black freedom ...
Mississippian civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On Saturday, President Joe ...
Mississippian civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On Saturday, President Joe Biden awarded 19 recipients the prestigious medal at the White House. Hamer ...
A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of civil rights icon James Meredith. He is a Black man who fought ...
Memphis, TN, Dec. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Monday, January 20, the National Civil Rights Museum will commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a daylong celebration inspired by the theme ...
Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, during the unveiling of a Mississippi Department of Archives and History marker recognizing his birthplace and his legacy in the Civil Rights Movement. (AP Photo/Rogelio V.