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Gallery Talk: The Negro Motorist Green Book

Join us on Thursday, August 18, at 11 a.m. for a gallery talk about the Smithsonian traveling exhibit The Negro Motorist Green Book. This month's talk will feature Zakiya Summers and Timothy Summers who will share about the Summers Hotel. Opened in Jackson in 1944 by Bill Summers, the Summers Hotel was advertised in The Green Book from 1949 to 1966.  Afterwards explore the exhibit  and learn more about the history of Victor Green and his annual travel guide. This event is free and open to the public. Visit https://thegreenbook.mdah.ms.gov/ for more information on The Negro Motorist Green Book special exhibit.

Upcoming Events

April 15, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon on Wednesday, April 15, Robert Colby, assistant professor of history at the University of Mississippi, will discuss the intersections of slavery, capitalism, the Civil War, and emancipation as part of the History Is Lunch series. Colby’s book, An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South, explores the place of the peculiar institution in the Confederate mind

April 16, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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

April 19, 2026, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Admission to the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson is free every Sunday.