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Private nonprofit corporation funded by Congress through the NEH to provide public programs in traditional liberal arts disciplines to serve nonprofits in MS

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Happy Veterans Day 🇺🇸 Today, we honor the men and women, past and present, who have served our nation. Thank you for your service, sacrifice and dedication.

ArlingtonNatl's tweet image. Happy Veterans Day 🇺🇸

Today, we honor the men and women, past and present, who have served our nation.

Thank you for your service, sacrifice and dedication.

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Mississippi is the Birthplace of America’s Music — so it’s only right that our state hosts The National Folk Festival! A great reason to @VisitJacksonMS this weekend!

tatereeves's tweet image. Mississippi is the Birthplace of America’s Music — so it’s only right that our state hosts The National Folk Festival!

A great reason to @VisitJacksonMS this weekend!

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At noon Wed., Oct. 29, join us for #HistoryIsLunch for a special preview of "The American Revolution" with Nancy Carpenter, development director for Mississippi’s America250 programming, who will discuss the state’s plans to celebrate America250. facebook.com/events/6874785…

MDAH_Official's tweet image. At noon Wed., Oct. 29, join us for #HistoryIsLunch for a special preview of "The American Revolution" with Nancy Carpenter, development director for Mississippi’s America250 programming, who will discuss the state’s plans to celebrate America250. facebook.com/events/6874785…

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✈️ Take flight through history at the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum, where stories SOAR! #CoastalMississippi #aviation #history #heritage #PlayCoastal


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At noon on Wed., Oct. 22, Jay Wesley and Eddie Johnson will present "Life and Tradition of the Mississippi Choctaw" for this week's #HistoryIsLunch at the Two Mississippi Museums. facebook.com/events/1491484… @MSChoctawBiz

MDAH_Official's tweet image. At noon on Wed., Oct. 22, Jay Wesley and Eddie Johnson will present "Life and Tradition of the Mississippi Choctaw" for this week's #HistoryIsLunch at the Two Mississippi Museums. 
facebook.com/events/1491484…
@MSChoctawBiz

This week, the Mellon Foundation and @HumFed are highlighting the impact of state humanities councils. We are honored to have our prison book club program featured in this article. mellon.org/article/56-hum… #MyHumanitiesCouncil


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The 33rd Annual Festival has been in full swing all week, bringing unforgettable performances, tours, and tributes to Clarksdale. Coahoma Community College is proud to partner with the Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival.

CoahomaCC's tweet image. The 33rd Annual Festival has been in full swing all week, bringing unforgettable performances, tours, and tributes to Clarksdale. Coahoma Community College is proud to partner with the Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival.
CoahomaCC's tweet image. The 33rd Annual Festival has been in full swing all week, bringing unforgettable performances, tours, and tributes to Clarksdale. Coahoma Community College is proud to partner with the Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival.
CoahomaCC's tweet image. The 33rd Annual Festival has been in full swing all week, bringing unforgettable performances, tours, and tributes to Clarksdale. Coahoma Community College is proud to partner with the Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival.
CoahomaCC's tweet image. The 33rd Annual Festival has been in full swing all week, bringing unforgettable performances, tours, and tributes to Clarksdale. Coahoma Community College is proud to partner with the Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival.

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“If we don’t tell these stories, we kill the strength of the next generation.”   —Santrece Ross discovers her mother was the lead plaintiff in Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education in this new feature by @ea_fentress. 🔗: shorturl.at/nDM6K

oxfordamerican's tweet image. “If we don’t tell these stories, we kill the strength of the next generation.”
 
—Santrece Ross discovers her mother was the lead plaintiff in Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education in this new feature by @ea_fentress.

🔗: shorturl.at/nDM6K
oxfordamerican's tweet image. “If we don’t tell these stories, we kill the strength of the next generation.”
 
—Santrece Ross discovers her mother was the lead plaintiff in Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education in this new feature by @ea_fentress.

🔗: shorturl.at/nDM6K
oxfordamerican's tweet image. “If we don’t tell these stories, we kill the strength of the next generation.”
 
—Santrece Ross discovers her mother was the lead plaintiff in Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education in this new feature by @ea_fentress.

🔗: shorturl.at/nDM6K

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Really looking forward to this conversation with @johntedge about his powerful new memoir. If you're in Jackson, come to Lemuria Books on October 9 at 4:30 p.m. You will, I promise, leave feeling inspired.

GanucheauAdam's tweet image. Really looking forward to this conversation with @johntedge about his powerful new memoir. If you're in Jackson, come to Lemuria Books on October 9 at 4:30 p.m. You will, I promise, leave feeling inspired.

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.@America250 is coming to our state! This will be a fun opportunity for Mississippians to get involved in the celebrations by helping tell the Mississippi story! Be sure to check out the great stops they have planned for the tour!👇 facebook.com/share/p/17ABZ5…


We've been proud to support the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum since its founding five years ago. They do outstanding work!

Coast Life: Mississippi Aviation and Heritage Museum celebrates five-year anniversary with focus on the future wlox.com/2025/09/29/coa…



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On behalf of the Dr. Clinton Battle Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker Planning Committee, we extend heartfelt thanks to the Indianola community and surrounding areas for your overwhelming support during the unveiling of t... enterprise-tocsin.com/letter-clinton…


Congratulations to our friend Dr. Marszalek!

MSU President Mark E. Keenum congratulated award-winning author and lecturer Dr. John Marszalek on the completion of his new book “The Memoirs of General William T. Sherman.” A member of MSU’s faculty for over 20 years, he was honored as a W. L. Giles Distinguished Professor…

msstate's tweet image. MSU President Mark E. Keenum congratulated award-winning author and lecturer Dr. John Marszalek on the completion of his new book “The Memoirs of General William T. Sherman.”

A member of MSU’s faculty for over 20 years, he was honored as a W. L. Giles Distinguished Professor…
msstate's tweet image. MSU President Mark E. Keenum congratulated award-winning author and lecturer Dr. John Marszalek on the completion of his new book “The Memoirs of General William T. Sherman.”

A member of MSU’s faculty for over 20 years, he was honored as a W. L. Giles Distinguished Professor…


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From the Rose E. Mccoy Auditorium at Jackson State University to the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California.📍 Congratulations to JSU alum Tramell Tillman, THEE first Black actor to win an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series! 🎭 📰 | bit.ly/4nFDSJH


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Mississippi Freedom Trail marker honoring #AnneMoody unveiled today (9/15/2025) at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Centreville, Mississippi. Images provided by Brother Rogers via Mississippi Historical Markers. @MSHumanities @MississippiHis2 #VisitNatchez

Roscoebarnes3's tweet image. Mississippi Freedom Trail marker honoring #AnneMoody unveiled today (9/15/2025) at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Centreville, Mississippi. Images provided by Brother Rogers via Mississippi Historical Markers.

@MSHumanities @MississippiHis2 
#VisitNatchez
Roscoebarnes3's tweet image. Mississippi Freedom Trail marker honoring #AnneMoody unveiled today (9/15/2025) at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Centreville, Mississippi. Images provided by Brother Rogers via Mississippi Historical Markers.

@MSHumanities @MississippiHis2 
#VisitNatchez

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Register now for the FREE October 9th workshop designed for educators to integrate the Medgar Evers documentary-based learning into their classrooms using the Inquiry Design Model. Earn between 1 - 3 CEUS by building your curriculum! Visit mpbonline.org to learn more…

MPBOnline's tweet image. Register now for the FREE October 9th workshop designed for educators to integrate the Medgar Evers documentary-based learning into their classrooms using the Inquiry Design Model. Earn between 1 - 3 CEUS by building your curriculum! 

Visit mpbonline.org to learn more…

Happy 99th birthday to one of our founders, Dr. John A. Peoples, Jr.!

Please join us in wishing Dr. John A. Peoples Jr., President Emeritus of Jackson State University, a very happy 99th birthday! Today, we celebrate an extraordinary visionary whose leadership shaped #THEEStandard and elevated JSU to new heights.

JacksonStateU's tweet image. Please join us in wishing Dr. John A. Peoples Jr., President Emeritus of Jackson State University, a very happy 99th birthday! 

Today, we celebrate an extraordinary visionary whose leadership shaped #THEEStandard and elevated JSU to new heights.
JacksonStateU's tweet image. Please join us in wishing Dr. John A. Peoples Jr., President Emeritus of Jackson State University, a very happy 99th birthday! 

Today, we celebrate an extraordinary visionary whose leadership shaped #THEEStandard and elevated JSU to new heights.
JacksonStateU's tweet image. Please join us in wishing Dr. John A. Peoples Jr., President Emeritus of Jackson State University, a very happy 99th birthday! 

Today, we celebrate an extraordinary visionary whose leadership shaped #THEEStandard and elevated JSU to new heights.


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Anne Moody, author of “Coming of Age in Mississippi,” will be honored with a Mississippi Freedom Trail marker at 10 a.m. Monday, September 15 at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, 8755 Hwy 24 East, Centreville, MS. @MSHumanities @MDAH_Official listenupyall.com/2025/08/22/unv…


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We are just a few days away from the start of the #EmmettTill 70th Year Anniversary Commemoration weekend activities and Educational Tour Please join Us! Register today! Get your tickets here: Please Click on agenda for each Day 1, 2, 3, and 4 : eventbrite.com/e/emmett-till-…? #Till70th

EmmettTill's tweet image. We are just a few days away from the start of the #EmmettTill 70th Year Anniversary Commemoration weekend activities and Educational Tour Please join Us! Register today! Get your tickets here: Please Click on agenda for each Day 1, 2, 3, and 4 : eventbrite.com/e/emmett-till-…?
#Till70th

What an incredible legacy Katie will leave. She has been a tremendous partner of the MHC throughout her tenure.

MDAH Director Katie Blount—who led the agency through the establishment of the nationally recognized the Two Mississippi Museums and supported efforts to adopt a new state flag—has announced her retirement after leading MDAH since 2015. Read more at mdah.ms.gov/news/mississip….

MDAH_Official's tweet image. MDAH Director Katie Blount—who led the agency through the establishment of the nationally recognized the Two Mississippi Museums and supported efforts to adopt a new state flag—has announced her retirement after leading MDAH since 2015. Read more at mdah.ms.gov/news/mississip….


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