“We are honored to be included among travelers’ favorites this year,” said Michael Morris, director of the Two Mississippi Museums – the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History. “While we’re grateful to all our visitors, this recognition also reflects the commitment of our staff, donors, and members who support our work to tell Mississippi’s stories.”
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (WJTV)
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (WJTV)
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (WJTV)
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (WJTV)
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (WJTV)
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (WJTV)
Civil rights veteran Hollis Watkins (center) is featured in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, pictured here with fellow activists Bob Moses (left) and Amzie Moore (right).(Courtesy: MDAH)
The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum opened in tandem with the Museum of Mississippi History on December 9, 2017, in celebration of the state’s bicentennial. The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum explores the period from 1945 to 1976, when Mississippi was ground zero for the Civil Rights Movement nationally. The Museum of Mississippi History explores the entire sweep of Mississippi’s territorial and state history and inhabitants of its land.
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