National Day of Racial Healing
January 20
National Day of Racial Healing222 North St.
Jackson, MS 39201
Overview
Join us at the Two Mississippi Museums on Tuesday, January 20, to celebrate the National Day of Racial Healing, established by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, as part of the MLK Celebration free weekend sponsored by FedEx. There will be a panel discussion in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. honoring the life and legacy of Rims and Judy Barber with a free lunch provided by the Foundation for the Mid South. Rims Barber was a Freedom Summer volunteer, served with the Children’s Defense Fund, and still actively engages with the community in Jackson. The Two Mississippi Museums will host a reflective happy hour at 4 p.m. in the lobby for attendees to share stories and reflections on the legacies of Rims and Judy Barber. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Two Mississippi Museums
222 North St.
Jackson, MS 39201
- Admission: Free
Related
The MS Museum of History + the MS Civil Rights Museum With Multiple Spaces, Indoors and Out
222 North Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
(601) 576-6855
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Two Mississippi Museums222 North Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201