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Mississippi Historical Society Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the Mississippi Historical Society will take place March 6–7 in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums. Judge Carlton W. Reeves of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi is this year’s keynote speaker. The Book of the Year Award will go to Wright Thompson for The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi. Registrants can also experience panels by the Emmett Till Interpretive Center and Millsaps College, tours on historic Jackson sites, and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Historic Objects Collection. In addition, a free panel sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council will explore John Dittmer's scholarship on civil rights in Mississippi. For more information or to register, please visit mississippihistory.org/annual-meeting.

Upcoming Events

August 3, 2025, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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

August 6, 2025, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

In honor of the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Two Mississippi Museums will host a gallery talk on Wednesday, August 6 at 10 a.m. with former state senator David Jordan in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and a 15-20 minute flash tour at 2 p.m. Join us to learn more about the efforts of Mississippi civil rights activists to secure federal protections for Black citizens’ right to vote. Don't forget to also attend this week's History Is Lunch: "Voting Rights Act 60," see our event calendar for more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

August 6, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon Wednesday, August 6, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Leslie-Burl McLemore, civil rights veteran and professor emeritus of political science at Jackson State University, will be joined by historians Jeff Kolnick, history professor at Southwest Minnesota State University, and Michelle Deardorff, professor of government and department head at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, for the History Is Lunch series. This panel will explore the struggle for voting rights in Mississippi, the state’s role in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the implications of the Shelby v. Holder decision by the United States Supreme Court in 2013 in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums and will also stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel. Food will be provided by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Don't forget to also attend the Voting Rights Act 60th Anniversary gallery talk and flash tour, see our event calendar for more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.