The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has named Barry White as its new director. Currently the director of the ...

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WLBT) - A new history textbook, revised by a Mississippi State University educator, will land on the desks of middle school and high school students across the state this fall.

“When I found this thing, I didn’t have any idea what it was. I dug that thing out and I just- it was all corroded and covered in mud, so I just stuck it in my pocket. I got home and I put it under ...

Mississippi: Perception vs. Reality, part of the Chronicle series, aired Aug. 12 on Jackson's 16 WAPT. The one-hour program magazine-style special was hosted by 16 WAPT anchor Troy Johnson and took an ...

Natchez is one of those places where the past is never far away. Cotton, slavery, river... The post Natchez, Mississippi: From Hard History to Easygoing Riverfront Charm appeared first on The Daily ...

Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded a $2.5 million grant to the Foundation for Mississippi History to support and promote Mississippi Department of Archives and History programs, activities, and projects ...

Black History Month is a time to honor the contributions and culture of Black Americans. Many museums and historic sites in Mississippi are dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement. The Mississippi ...

JACKSON, Miss. — It's been 70 years since the lynching of Emmett Till, a Black teenager from Chicago who was visiting relatives in Mississippi. White men kidnapped, tortured, shot, and dumped him in a ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Professor Renée M. Clary is the 2025 recipient of the Geological Society of America’s ...

The Mississippi Board of Education voted to receive public comment on whether to eliminate the state U.S. history test as a high school graduation requirement. Gary Reyes TNS The Mississippi Board of ...