Mississippi in the National Civil Rights Movement
Conversations about the how the civil rights movement in Mississippi changed America
House Chamber, Old State Capitol Museum
Panelists: Charles Cobb, Emilye Crosby, Francoise Hamlin, and Tiyi Morris
Moderated by: Randall Pinkston
This program is sponsored by the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University, the Smith Robertson Museum & Cultural Center, and the Mississippi Book Festival and is being held in connection with the celebration of Mississippi’s Bicentennial and the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Museum of Mississippi History.
This program is funded in part by a bicentennial grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council and Visit Mississippi.