Did you know the phrase "Black Power" originated in Mississippi? Learn more about its true meaning and other civil rights history at an upcoming workshop at the Two Mississippi Museums. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Learning Toolkit Workshop: Exploring the Role of the Black Power in the Civil Rights Movement will be held Saturday, April 26, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. SNCC veteran and film producer Judy Richardson and historian Emilye Crosby will lead a workshop, examining documents and audiovisual materials detailing the role of Black Power in SNCC’s movement building. This event is part of the SNCC & Grassroots Organizing discussion series and is in collaboration with the Two Mississippi Museums. For more information, visit this link.
At noon on Wednesday, May 13, Josh Foreman, journalism professor at Mississippi State University, and Ryan Starrett, teacher at St. Joseph Catholic School, will explore the rise and fall of John Blommart during the American Revolution as part of the History Is Lunch series. John Blommart, a Royal Navy captain, led a failed rebellion against Spanish rule at Mount Locust in Natchez.