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Tiffany Caesar, “A Black Womanist Archival Tradition: Revising the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival 50th Anniversary,” Public History Colloquium

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Dr. Tiffany Caesar shares her efforts in preserving the legacy of Margaret Walker and the 1973 Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival at Jackson State University. The 1973 Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival served as the premiere gathering of black women, writers, artists, scholars, and activists to celebrate Phillis Wheatley and black women's creativity. The original conference included […]

History Department Open House, sponsored by HIST Club/Phi Alpha Theta

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The HIST Club of enthusiastic history majors and minors would like to invite you all to an Open House on Wed., Jan. 22, 4-5:30. That day is the day of our first faculty meeting so we are hoping you can stick around to grab some refreshments and chat with your students. They are super eager […]