Learn about the impact of The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 during a fifteen-minute flash tour at the Two Mississippi Museums at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 22. Led by education staff at the Two Mississippi Museums, this tour will commemorate the ninety-eighth anniversary of the flood’s devastating impact. This natural disaster had a particularly devastating effect on Black Mississippians, many of whom lived as impoverished cotton tenants, sharecroppers, and plantation wage hands in the Mississippi Delta lowlands. The flood also spawned national political effects, surfacing as a major factor to The Great Migration that lasted from the early to mid-nineteenth century. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
Join us for History Happy Hour on Thursday, April 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. with live music by Groove Factor, food from Primos Cafe, and a cash bar at the Two Mississippi Museums. This free event will feature components from the 2020 temporary exhibit Mississippi Distilled: Prohibition, Piety, and Politics