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MLK Weekend Celebration

Join us at the Two Mississippi Museums to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday, January 19. This free admission day, sponsored by FedEx, will include a Voting Rights Act tour at 2 p.m. in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. For more information on the extended MLK Weekend Celebration, click here.  

Upcoming Events

January 4, 2026, 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.

January 11, 2026, 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.

January 14, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon on Wednesday, January 14, author Aram Goudsouzian will present “Everybody Should Have Their March: Civil Rights and Black Power in 1966” as part of the History Is Lunch series. Goudsouzian will explore the turning point in the civil rights era when national civil rights leaders continued the “March Against Fear” after James Meredith was shot on the second day.