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MDAH Holiday Calendar of Events
December 3-20 at the Governor’s Mansion. Christmas at the Governor’s Mansion. The historic section of the Governor’s Mansion features traditional holi- J- .. day decorations $. using seasonal greenery. Free guided tours are offered Tuesday through Friday, .
9:30 to
on the half-hour. (Closed weekends and Mondays.) Reservations must be made in advance for groups of ten or more. The Governor’s Mansion will be closed for tours from Tuesday, December 24, through Friday, January 3, 2014. The Mansion may be closed at other times during the month for official state functions. To confirm the availability of the Mansion for tours or for information, call 601-359-6421.
December 3-20 at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. Winter Holidays. Enjoy the model trains of Possum Ridge and
period toys and Christmas trees. Exhibit open Mondays, noon-4:30; Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Reservations required for groups of ten or more. For more information or to make a reservation, call 601 -576-6800.
December 3-31 at the Old Capitol Museum, Jackson. Years ofYuletide: Christmas in Jackson. From the 1950 Jackson Christmas Parade to ornaments and toys, this exhibit offer a glimpse of how Jackson has (celebrated, and still /celebrates, one of its /most beloved holidays. Included in the exhibit are photos from 'the 1940s to the present and artifacts including a camera given as a gift in -1917. For more information call 601-576-6800.
'tDecember 5, 12, and 19,
10	a.m. at the Old Capitol Museum, Jackson. Telling Tales. Join us for story time 'fwith the Cat in the Hat on December 5; Stephanie Maxwell of WAPT on December 12, and First Lady Deborah Bryant on December 19. For more information call 601-576-6920 or email info@oldcapitolmuseum. com.
at the Old Capitol Museum. Sounds of the Season. Enjoy local choirs in the Old Capitol Museum’s rotunda on selected Fridays and Saturdays. For more information call 601-576-6920 or email info@oldcapitolmu-seum.com.
December 10-31 at Historic Jefferson College, Washington. Celebration of Christmas Trees. Local school groups and home educators adopt Christmas trees and decorate them for class projects. For more information call 601-442-2901 or email info@historicjeffersoncollege.
December 14, 2 p.m. at Winter-ville Mounds, Greenville. Holiday Open House. There will be singing, food, punch, good cheer, and Christmas presents for the children. The public is encouraged to donate Christmas lights and/or outdoor extension cords, which can be dropped off at any time. Free. For more information call 662-334-4684 or email info@wintervillemounds.
December 6, 13, and 14, noon com..
Black Codes to Brown v. Board at OCM in Feb.
Using the tumultuous history of the building as a starting point, the Old Capitol Museum will present The Black Codes to Brown vs. Board of Education on Thursday, February 20, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Authors Jere Nash and Michael Williams will discuss the struggle for civil and voting rights from 1865 to 1955 in the House Chamber where legislators enacted the 1865 Black Codes to limit the rights of the newly freed slaves, where those same newly freed slaves served in the Legislature during Reconstruction, and where the 1890 Constitution was adopted to disfranchise black Mississippians.
“One can’t fully understand the modem civil rights movement without a firm grasp of the issues and events that occurred right after the Civil War to the 1950s,” said Clay Williams, director, Old Capitol Museum.
“I hope this will become an annual event where we can examine key issues like the Black Codes, Constitution of 1890, and Jim Crow that led to the need for the Civil Rights Movement.”
Jere Nash is a political consultant and has served as director of Common Cause in Mississippi, executive director of Mississippi First, 1 deputy state auditor, and director of policy and chief of staff for former Gov. Ray Mabus.
Michael Williams is the dean of social
sciences at Tougaloo College and an adjunct professor of history and African American studies at Mississippi State University. He
is also the author of the biography Medgar Evers: Mississippi Martyr.
For more information about the program, call 601-576-6920.
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