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.
Events
Mississippi Encyclopedia Panel at the MS Book Festival

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: A Cappella Books in Atlanta
Mississippi Encyclopedia at Atlanta’s MS in the Park
A celebration of The Mississippi Encyclopedia as part of the Mississippi Society of Georgia’s Mississippi in the Park event.
Mississippi Encyclopedia Event: Book Mart and Cafe in Starkville

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
Mississippi Encyclopedia Event: Delta Blues Museum
Mississippi Encyclopedia Event: Delta State University

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.
Mississippi Encyclopedia Event: Main Street Books in Hattiesburg
Screening of AN OUTRAGE, Documentary Film About Lynching in the American South
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 …