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December 16, 2024

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Dark navy background with a grey box lining the bottom containing the Jackson State University, Margaret Walker Center, Mississippi Humanities Council, and Mississippi Historical Society logos. Left side has a picture of a smiling man in a grey suit, red tie, and blue shirt and glasses. White and red text reads Reflections on the Mississippi Movement. Other text contains details of the event, present in the caption.
Join us at COFO on Thursday, January 16, for a new, special event. Reflections on the Mississippi Movement will examine two seminal works, I’ve Got the Light of Freedom by Charles Payne and Local People by John Dittmer. An excellent panel of scholars will be present to talk with Dr. Payne about these works and engage in a general conversation about...
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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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