Jackson State University MISSISSIPPI ENCYCLOPEDIA Event

When:November 8, 2017 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Where:Margaret Walker Center, 1400 John R. Lynch St, Jackson, MS 39217, USA

A panel discussion of The Mississippi Encyclopedia. Speakers will include Jackson State University scholars Preselfannie Whitfield-McDaniel, C. Liegh McInnis, and Robert Luckett, along with Senior Editors Ted Ownby and Charles Reagan Wilson.

Mississippi Encyclopedia Panel at the MS Book Festival

When:August 19, 2017 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Where:Galloway United Methodist Church, Jackson, MS, USA

A panel discussion of The Mississippi Encyclopedia. Presented by Donna and Jim Barksdale and the Mississippi Humanities Council In celebration of the release of this all-encompassing work on Mississippi, editors of the Mississippi Encyclopedia come together to discuss this 20-year project in the making. Craig Gill, Director of the University Press of Mississippi, MODERATOR Odie

Mississippi Encyclopedia Event: Book Mart and Cafe in Starkville

When:September 29, 2017 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Where:Book Mart & Cafe, 120 E Main St, Starkville, MS 39759, USA

A discussion and reading of The Mississippi Encyclopedia, followed by a signing and reception. Speakers will include scholar James Giesen and Senior Editors Ted Ownby and Charles Reagan Wilson.

Mississippi Encyclopedia Event at the MS University for Women

When:September 11, 2017 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Where:Mississippi University for Women – Fant Memorial Library, 1200 5th Ave S, Columbus, MS 39701, USA

A discussion and reading of The Mississippi Encyclopedia, followed by a signing and reception. More details to come!

Mississippi Encyclopedia Event: Delta Blues Museum

When:September 7, 2017 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Where:Delta Blues Museum, 1 Blues Alley, Clarksdale, MS 38614, USA

A discussion and reading of The Mississippi Encyclopedia, followed by a signing and reception. More details to come!

Mississippi Encyclopedia Event: Delta State University

When:August 31, 2017 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Where:Capps Archives Building, 0001, 1003 W Sunflower Rd, Cleveland, MS 38733, United States

A discussion and reading of The Mississippi Encyclopedia, followed by a signing and reception. Scholars speaking will include Emily Jones, Chuck Westmoreland, and Senior Editor Ted Ownby.

Screening of AN OUTRAGE, Documentary Film About Lynching in the American South

When:October 19, 2017 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Where:Barnard Observatory, University, MS 38677, USA

The Center will host a public screening of An Outrage, a documentary film about lynching in the American South, at noon on Thursday, October 19 in Barnard Observatory. About the Film AN OUTRAGE is a documentary film about lynching in the American South. Filmed on-location at lynching sites in six states and bolstered by the