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...Read More
Join us for the 2024 Jubilee Picnic at the COFO Civil Rights Education Center (1017 John R. Lynch Street) at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Free and open to the public, the Jubilee Picnic will celebrate what would have been Margaret Walker’s 109th birthday! Enjoy barbecue and birthday cake with us.Read More
Join us for the 54th annual commemoration of the Gibbs-Green tragedy at Jackson State at 4 p.m., Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The program will take place in front of Alexander Hall on the Gibbs-Green Memorial Plaza. It is free and open to the public, and a reception will take place immediately following the event...Read More
Join us for the Central Region of Mississippi Poetry Out Loud Contest at noon, Wednesday, January 31, in the JSU Student Center Theater. Free and open to the public, this event is sponsored by the Mississippi Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Foundation.Read More
Free and open to the public, the annual Jubilee Picnic celebrates Margaret Walker’s birthday. Join us for food, fun, and fellowship at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, July 7, at the Margaret Walker Center in Ayer Hall on the campus of Jackson State University as we cut the cake for what would have been our founder’s...Read More
Join us for the 53rd annual Gibbs-Green Commemoration and wreath-laying in Ayer Hall on the campus of Jackson State University from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. A special virtual reality experience will be unveiled thanks to the support from the JSU Division of Research and Economic Development. A reception will...Read More
Schedule of Events Friday, April 14 The Future of the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State: A Feasibility Study Sharice McCain, Marlin King and Christina Berry, NEOO Partners Robert Luckett, MWC Director JSU Student Center Theater 2:00 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. The Legacy of Margaret Walker Dr. Maryemma Graham and Dr. Carolyn Denard...Read More
Documentary Screening with Freedom Riders Hezekiah Watkins and Rabbi Phil Posner Margaret Walker Center Facebook and YouTube 6:00 p.m., Thursday, February 23, 2023Read More
Poetry Out Loud is a national high school recitation contest sponsored by the Mississippi Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Foundation. This statewide preliminary contest is free and open to the public.Read More
