Public History Forum:  The Growth of African American Focused Museums in the 21st Century October 7, 2014, 6 p.m. @ the COFO Complex This panel will discuss the growing field of museum-related opportunities in Mississippi as well as the importance of collections, fundraising, exhibitions, and museum education.  Participants will be exposed to the critical...Read More

  The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO Presents the 31st  Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Symposium: “Remembering the Testimony at the Credentials Committee: A Testimony of Faith, Freedom and First Class Citizenship”   In 1964 Fannie Lou Hamer testified before the Democratic Party’s Credentials Committee about the suffering of African-Americans and those willing to...Read More