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Tougaloo Nine Anniversary Flash Tour

Learn about the impact of the Tougaloo Nine during a fifteen-minute flash tour at the Two Mississippi Museums at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 29. In honor of the sixty-fourth anniversary of the Tougaloo Nine, civil-rights era photographer Jerry Keahey Sr. will speak about his experience working with and capturing iconic images of the Tougaloo Nine. The Tougaloo Nine was a group of nine undergraduate students at Tougaloo College, then named Tougaloo Southern Christian College, who staged sit-ins at the all-White Jackson Main Library in Jackson, Mississippi. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Upcoming Events

December 10, 2025, 10:30 am - 3:00 pm

To commemorate the 208th anniversary of Mississippi’s admission as the twentieth state in the Union, education staff from the Two Mississippi Museums will host free flash tours at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10, in the Museum of Mississippi History.

December 10, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At noon on Wednesday, December 10, historian Justin Randolph will present “Mississippi Law: Policing and Reform in America’s Jim Crow Countryside” as part of the History Is Lunch series. Randolph will explore how law enforcement shaped life in the segregated South

December 13, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Join us for the Possum Ridge: Paint a Train workshop at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 13, at the Two Mississippi Museums. This family-friendly event will allow for visitors to assemble and paint a model train after a guided tour highlighting key features of the exhibit on display through December 31.