Head to COFO on Tuesday, December 9, at 5:00 p.m. for a book panel and signing with civil rights and history scholars Jere Nash, D’Andra Orey, and Justin Randolph as they discuss their new works! Their books will be available for purchase through Lemuria on-site, along with light refreshments. Jere Nash: Reconstruction in Mississippi, 1862-1877 D’Andra […]
Join us in honoring the profound legacy of the U.S. Colored Troops who served during the Civil War! Part of a nationwide program created by the African American Civil War Memorial Museum, the event will include the history of the troops and our sponsored regiment as well as musical performances and the reading of the […]
Mississippi’s literary tapestry is woven with the distinct voices, past and present, of authors who evoke a powerful sense of place, resonant imagery, and characters that remain with you long after you’ve turned the last page. We are proud to help bring that history to the community with our new exhibit, “Margaret Walker & […]
Join us from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on October 2, 2025, for the grand opening of our new Margaret Walker exhibit at Jackson State University! Over 10 years in the making, the exhibit explores Walker’s early life, her literary achievements, her work as a professor at Jackson State University, and her enduring legacy. The grand opening will […]
The Margaret Walker Center is hiring! We are looking for a Mellon Foundation Visiting Scholar in digital humanities and modern African American history. The Visiting Scholar is a three-year position and will entail a 1-1 teaching load at Jackson State University as well as the organization of two digital humanities convenings for the community. PhD […]
Help us celebrate the birthday of our founder, Margaret Walker Alexander! Born on July 7, 1915, Dr. Alexander founded the Institute for the Study of the Life, History, and Culture of Black People (later the Margaret Walker Center) in 1968 at Jackson State University. This year, on July 3 at noon, join us at the […]
Please join us for the 55th annual commemoration of the 1970 Gibbs-Green tragedy at Jackson State University at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 14, 2025. 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 […]
About In partnership with Jackson State University, the Mississippi Arts Commission, and the Mississippi Humanities Council, the Margaret Walker Center is proud to host the 19th Annual Creative Arts & Scholarly Engagement (CASE) Festival, scheduled for this Friday and Saturday, April 4 & 5, 2025. The CASE Festival will feature a keynote address by Natasha […]
We are very proud and excited to announce a book signing with Omo Moses for his highly anticipated family memoir, The White Peril. Omo Moses is an activist, educator, and the founder of MathTalk. He is also the son of civil rights activist Bob Moses, who largely founded and also co-directed COFO while it was in […]
Join us in the Jackson State University Student Center Ballroom B at noon on January 29 for the central regional Poetry Out Loud competition. Poetry Out Loud is a nationwide high school contest in which students compete by reciting poetry; winners are decided by judges using a variety of metrics like memorization and articulation. The […]