Award of Merit - Black History Gallery for preserving the history of the Civil Rights Movement in McComb. Accepting is Kevin Brown.
Award of Merit - Black History Gallery for preserving the history of the Civil Rights Movement in McComb. Accepting is Kevin Brown.
Award of Merit - Bridging Winona for commemorating the life of Fannie Lou Hamer. Accepting is Vickie Roberts-Ratliff.
Award of Merit - Bridging Winona for commemorating the life of Fannie Lou Hamer. Accepting is Vickie Roberts-Ratliff.
Award of Merit - Catherine C. Myers for compiling a book on the history of Pass Christian. Accepting is Rory Rafferty.
Award of Merit - Catherine C. Myers for compiling a book on the history of Pass Christian. Accepting is Rory Rafferty.
Award of Merit - City of Ridgeland for creating the Ridgeland History Trail. Accepting are Nancy Batson, Mayor Gene McGee, and Jim Woodrick.
Award of Merit - City of Ridgeland for creating the Ridgeland History Trail. Accepting are Nancy Batson, Mayor Gene McGee, and Jim Woodrick.
Award of Merit - DeeDee Baldwin for creating a website, Against All Odds, about the first African American legislators in Mississippi during Reconstruction.
Award of Merit - DeeDee Baldwin for creating a website, Against All Odds, about the first African American legislators in Mississippi during Reconstruction.
Award of Merit - Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister House Foundation for organizing a symposium for the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in education. Accepting is Betty Gardner.
Award of Merit - Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister House Foundation for organizing a symposium for the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in education. Accepting is Betty Gardner.
Excellence in History Award - Mississippi Humanities Council and Visit Mississippi for creating and expanding the Mississippi Freedom Trail.
Excellence in History Award - Mississippi Humanities Council and Visit Mississippi for creating and expanding the Mississippi Freedom Trail.
Lifetime Achievement Award - Frank Figgers, civil rights and community activist in Jackson. Presented by Michael Morris, director, Two Mississippi Museums.
Lifetime Achievement Award - Frank Figgers, civil rights and community activist in Jackson. Presented by Michael Morris, director, Two Mississippi Museums.
Award of Merit - Frank Thomas for compiling the book, "Miss Lyla's Papers: A Posthumous History of Iuka, Mississippi."
Award of Merit - Frank Thomas for compiling the book, "Miss Lyla's Papers: A Posthumous History of Iuka, Mississippi."
Award of Merit - Dr. Marcus L. Thompson, president, Jackson State University for historical preservation, including the John R. Lynch Street Corridor.
Award of Merit - Dr. Marcus L. Thompson, president, Jackson State University for historical preservation, including the John R. Lynch Street Corridor.
Award of Merit - Lafayette Community Remembrance Project for its memorialization work on racial injustice. Accepting are Gail Stratton, Susan Marchant, and Alonzo Hilliard.
Award of Merit - Lafayette Community Remembrance Project for its memorialization work on racial injustice. Accepting are Gail Stratton, Susan Marchant, and Alonzo Hilliard.
Award of Merit - The Laurel Black History Project for expanding knowledge of Black history in Laurel. Accepting is Derrion Arrington.
Award of Merit - The Laurel Black History Project for expanding knowledge of Black history in Laurel. Accepting is Derrion Arrington.
Award of Merit - Mississippi Heritage Trust for preserving Freedom Houses. Accepting is Lolly Rash and MHT board members.
Award of Merit - Mississippi Heritage Trust for preserving Freedom Houses. Accepting is Lolly Rash and MHT board members.
Award of Merit - Monroe County Rosenwald Schools Initiative for preserving the story of Rosenwald Schools. Accepting are Earnestine Metcalf and Vyllorya Evans.
Award of Merit - Monroe County Rosenwald Schools Initiative for preserving the story of Rosenwald Schools. Accepting are Earnestine Metcalf and Vyllorya Evans.
Award of Merit - Neshoba Youth Coalition for commemorating the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer.
Award of Merit - Neshoba Youth Coalition for commemorating the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer.
Outstanding Local Historical Society Award - Pass Christian Historical Society. Accepting is Rory Rafferty.
Outstanding Local Historical Society Award - Pass Christian Historical Society. Accepting is Rory Rafferty.
Outgoing president Rebecca Tuuri passed the gavel to incoming president Roscoe Barnes.
Outgoing president Rebecca Tuuri passed the gavel to incoming president Roscoe Barnes.
Award of Merit - Simpson County Bicentennial Executive Committee and Simpson County Historical and Genealogical Society for the county's bicentennial celebration.
Award of Merit - Simpson County Bicentennial Executive Committee and Simpson County Historical and Genealogical Society for the county's bicentennial celebration.
History Teacher of the Year - Carlous Smith of Florence Middle School. Presented by Kari Baker, MDAH director of education.
History Teacher of the Year - Carlous Smith of Florence Middle School. Presented by Kari Baker, MDAH director of education.
MHS officers Brother Rogers, Rebecca Tuuri, and Roscoe Barnes
MHS officers Brother Rogers, Rebecca Tuuri, and Roscoe Barnes
U.S. District Court Judge Carlton W. Reeves was the keynote speaker.
U.S. District Court Judge Carlton W. Reeves was the keynote speaker.
Judge Carlton Reeves (center) with Brother Rogers, Rebecca Tuuri, Katie Blount, and Michael Morris
Judge Carlton Reeves (center) with Brother Rogers, Rebecca Tuuri, Katie Blount, and Michael Morris
Panel on Mississippi history
Panel on Mississippi history
Cassandra Hawkins talks about African American women in rural Mississippi.
Cassandra Hawkins talks about African American women in rural Mississippi.
Josh Foreman talks about John Blommart and the American Revolution in Natchez.
Josh Foreman talks about John Blommart and the American Revolution in Natchez.
Chris Slocombe talks about medicine in the Civil War.
Chris Slocombe talks about medicine in the Civil War.
Panel on the civil rights scholarship of John Dittmer
Panel on the civil rights scholarship of John Dittmer
Francoise Hamlin, Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies, Brown University
Francoise Hamlin, Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies, Brown University
Robert Luckett, Professor and Director, Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University
Robert Luckett, Professor and Director, Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University
William Woods, Professor of History, Tougaloo College
William Woods, Professor of History, Tougaloo College
Emilye Crosby, Professor of History, State University of New York Geneseo
Emilye Crosby, Professor of History, State University of New York Geneseo
Christina Thomas, Mellon Visiting Scholar, Jackson State University
Christina Thomas, Mellon Visiting Scholar, Jackson State University
Emmett Till Interpretive Center Panel
Emmett Till Interpretive Center Panel
Former MHS president Daphne Chamberlain
Former MHS president Daphne Chamberlain
Millsaps College history panel
Millsaps College history panel
Andrew Marion, Millsaps College
Andrew Marion, Millsaps College
Jerra Runnels, winner of the Outstanding Thesis Award
Jerra Runnels, winner of the Outstanding Thesis Award
Christina Thomas, winner of the Outstanding Dissertation Award. Presented by Anne Marshall.
Christina Thomas, winner of the Outstanding Dissertation Award. Presented by Anne Marshall.
Wright Thompson, winner of the Book of the Year Award for "The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi." Presented by Kristi DiClemente.
Wright Thompson, winner of the Book of the Year Award for "The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi." Presented by Kristi DiClemente.