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    • MDAH Calendar of Events: History Is Lunch

    February

    • Wednesday, February 1, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, University of  Southern Mississippi history professor Max Grivno presents “African American Soldiers in the Civil War.” For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, February 8, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Mississippi Humanities Council project specialist David Morgan will present “Jimmie Rodgers and Will Rogers.” For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, February 15, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Jackson writer C.T.M. Cooper talks about her new novel God Sent Us Angels in the Form of Good White Folks. For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, February 22, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, historian Stuart Rockoff presents “A House of Israel: 150 Years of Jackson’s Jewish Congregation.” For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, February 29, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, MDAH archivist Clarence Hunter will present “The Reverend William Albert Bender of Tougaloo College and the American Missionary Association.” For more information call 601-576-6998.

    March

    • Wednesday, March 7, noon–1 p.m. at the Old Capitol Museum. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Clarion-Ledger cartoonist Marshall Ramsey will present “Editorial Cartooning: The Art of News with Humor.” For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, March 14, noon–1 p.m. at the Old Capitol Museum. As part of the History Is Lunch series, political commentators Jere Nash and Andy Taggart will present “A Historical Perspective of Redistricting in Mississippi.” For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, March 21, noon–1 p.m. at the Old Capitol Museum. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Mississippi State University journalist-in-residence Sid Salter will present “The Changing Role of the Press in Mississippi Politics.” For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, March 28, noon–1 p.m. at the Old Capitol Museum. As part of the History Is Lunch series, former Secretary of State, now Executive Director of the Mississippi Community College Board Eric Clark will present “The Necessity of Compromise in Preserving a Healthy Democracy.” For more information call 601-576-6920 or email Old Capitol.

    April

    • Wednesday, April 4, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, novelist Howard Bahr presents “Anti-Romanticism in Historical Fiction.” For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, April 11, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Jacksonian Vernon Chadwick talks about Natchez and General MacArthur. For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, April 18, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, vexillologist Clay Moss talks about historic flags in the MDAH collection. For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, April 25, noon–1 p.m. at the Old Capitol Museum. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Jacksonian Bill Patrick presents “The Truth about Casey Jones.” For more information call 601-576-6998.

    May

    • Wednesday, May 9, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Mississippi Arts Commission director Malcolm White presents “Southern Culture.” For more information call 601-576-6998.

    June

    • Wednesday, June 13, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, historian and MDAH Historic Properties Division director Jim Barnett talks about his new book in the Heritage of Mississippi Series, Mississippi’s American Indians, and signs copies. For more information call 601-576-6998.
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