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Charcoal and blue-gray background with some red shapes around the edges. The logos for the Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, and MS Humanities Council are along the bottom, to the left of a headshot of a smiling man in a black suit and red tie and glasses with a white background behind him. The text advertises the MLK Convocation and labels the photo as Charles Payne, Keynote Speaker.
Our 57th Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Convocation will take place at 10:00 a.m. on January 17 in the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium. Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Charles M. Payne, whose classic book I’ve Got the Light of Freedom: The Organizing Tradition and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle will be celebrating its 30th anniversary. There also will be a poetry...
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Flyer with photograph of students leaning out of bus. Has info for Freedom Summer event. Schedule, address, and other information in blog post description.
We are very excited to announce our upcoming event on October 3, the 60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer! This event will feature two panels, one of scholars and one of civil rights veterans, speaking on the civil rights movement in MS. Learn about the struggle for voting rights and hear firsthand stories of activism and...
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