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Sunday Screening of Okay, Mr. Ray! and Ray Lum: Mule Trader

The Two Mississippi Museums will host a Sunday Screening of two short films, Okay, Mr. Ray! and Ray Lum: Mule Trader from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The run time for these films is 14 minutes each. The screening will be held in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium. The short films explore the history of Mississippi, providing a glimpse into Southern manhood, community, and livelihood through the lens of a livestock trader. They also share an overarching sense of "place" and how the environment can contribute to the human experience. A Q&A with author Bill Ferris, Ashley Melzer, director of Okay, Mr. Ray!; Betsy Lipscomb, Ray Lum’s grand-niece; and Henry Harris, a descendant of mule trader Squire Harris. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Upcoming Events

September 23, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon on Wednesday, September 23, Chris Danielson, independent historian, will offer a reassessment of the civil rights movement and the individuals who shaped it as part of the History Is Lunch series. Danielson’s book, Brother Outsider, Brother Insider, examines the life and work of Lawrence Thomas Guyot Jr.

September 27, 2026, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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

September 30, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Join us at noon on Wednesday, September 30, for the inaugural Bob Moses Lecture Series during History Is Lunch. Historian Charles Payne will explore how civil rights activist Ella Baker influenced Moses’s approach to organizing, from his work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to the founding of the Algebra Project. Payne, Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of African American Studies at Rutgers University-Newark, will trace the connection between Baker’s grassroots, relationship-driven approach and Moses’s lifelong commitment to collective empowerment through education and organizing. This free event will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums and will stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel. Copies of I’ve Got the Light of Freedom: The Organizing Tradition and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle will be available for purchase, and a book signing will follow. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.