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Traveling Exhibit Details Life of Diplomat, Civil Rights Icon

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Traveling Exhibit Details Life of Diplomat, Civil Rights Icon

University of Mississippi June 18, 2024

Monthlong show details first African American UN ambassador’s lifelong commitment to diplomacy, equality by Marvis Herring A...

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Writer Wright Thompson to Give University of Mississippi Commencement Address

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Writer Wright Thompson to Give University of Mississippi Commencement Address

University of Mississippi April 30, 2024

University’s 171st annual Commencement begins May 8, 2024 An Oxonian and Mississippi native will take the stage...

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Celebrate Black History Month with OxFilm Presents: “King: A Filmed Record….Montgomery to Memphis” Thursday, February 10

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Celebrate Black History Month with OxFilm Presents: “King: A Filmed Record….Montgomery to Memphis” Thursday, February 10

TLV News February 3, 2022

The PowerhouseDoors 5:30 pm // Showtime: 6pmSuggested Donation: $5 Co-Presented with the University of Mississippi Division of Diversity...

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GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi Earns Nissan Foundation Grant to Fund Unique Cultural & Racial Diversity Programming

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GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi Earns Nissan Foundation Grant to Fund Unique Cultural & Racial Diversity Programming

TLV News July 7, 2021

Nissan Foundation Grant to Fund Right to Write: Exploring Issues in Diversity & Inclusiveness through Music Program...

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1/19: Celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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1/19: Celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

TLV News January 15, 2019

In 2017, Square Books honored the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a community reading...

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Jane Hearn Presents A Past that Won’t Rest: Images of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi

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Jane Hearn Presents A Past that Won’t Rest: Images of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi

TLV News August 8, 2018

Signing and reading will take place at Off Square Books on Tuesday, August 14 at 5 pm...

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GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi and the Recording Academy™ to Commemorate Music of the Civil Rights Movement and the Enduring Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on March 16

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GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi and the Recording Academy™ to Commemorate Music of the Civil Rights Movement and the Enduring Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on March 16

TLV News February 22, 2018

Special event to feature stories and performances from GRAMMY®-winning and -nominated artists CLEVELAND, MISS.— GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi...

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Square Books to Help Kick Off MLK Birthday in Oxford with Community Reading of “Letter from Birmingham Jail”

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Square Books to Help Kick Off MLK Birthday in Oxford with Community Reading of “Letter from Birmingham Jail”

TLV News January 10, 2017

On Saturday, January 14 at 5 pm there will be a reading of Rev. Martin Luther King‘s famous “Letter...

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