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Hezekiah Watkins' Birthday Celebration

Celebrate Hezekiah Watkins' birthday at the Two Mississippi Museums on Tuesday, September 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Copies of Watkins' book, Pushing Forward: The Story of Mississippi's Youngest Freedom Rider, and T-shirts will be available for purchase, followed by a book signing. Watkins will share his experiences as a Freedom Rider at 11 a.m. in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Upcoming Events

August 5, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon on Wednesday, August 5, Nan Prince, director of collections at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, and Jessica Walzer, curator of collections and exhibits at MDAH, will explore how the Mississippi Made exhibit came together, from selecting the stories to include to uncovering the stories behind key artifacts, as part of the History Is Lunch series.

August 9, 2026, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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

August 12, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon on Wednesday, August 12, Randy Deaton, retired FBI special agent, will discuss the remarkable story of a nineteenth-century rifle carried by Private Charles H. Gibbs during the Mexican-American War and later tied to the Civil War. The rifle disappeared from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History in the 1970s and remained missing for more than 40 years.