Sunday Screening: In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters
March 1, 2026 @ 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Sunday Screening: In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters222 North St.
Jackson, MS 39201
Overview
Join us for a free event featuring a screening of In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 1, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium. This 35-minute documentary uncovers the little-known love story of Phillis Wheatley, America’s first Black published poet, and John Peters, a free Black man she married in 1778. Following the screening, a panel conversation featuring moderator Robby Luckett, scholar Ebony Lumumba, and filmmakers Leslie Askew and Turlough White will highlight Margaret Walker’s creation of the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival and the Black Studies program at Jackson State University.
Two Mississippi Museums
222 North St.
Jackson, MS 39201
- Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
- Admission: Free
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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