A sign remembering Till, defaced with bullets, will be displayed across from the Star-Spangled Banner.
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Mississippi Returns Stolen Remains of Chickasaw People in States Largest Repatriation
It is the largest return of stolen Native American antiquities in the state’s history.
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A Museum Director Asks: What if Art Museums Can’t Measure Up to the Present Moment?
As the world moves rapidly toward irreversible and necessary change, art museum directors are talking about adapting their institutions to the times. But what if adaptation is not enough?
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Mississippi Votes to Remove Confederate Banner From Its State Flag
After flying for 126 years, the flag will go on display at the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
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Mississippi Leaders Urge Redesign of State Flag to Remove Confederate Battle Flag
“In Mississippi, the state flag is the most visible symbol of white supremacy,” says a group of local leaders calling for its replacement.
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Emmett Till Gets a Bulletproof Memorial
The sign honoring the slain boy is the fourth to be built in just over a decade due to repeated acts of vandalism.
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A Historical Marker Commemorating Emmett Till’s Death Is Riddled with Bullets, Again [UPDATED]
This is the third historical marker to be damaged by bullets since it was erected in 2007. Now, three University of Mississippi students are facing a possible civil rights investigation after posing with guns next to the bullet-punctured sign.
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A Mississippi Elementary School Changes Its Name from a Confederate President to Barack Obama, Celebrates with Mural
Charles and Talameika Brice were selected to paint the mural at Obama Magnet, which was named after Confederate president Jefferson Davis until this year.
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Lawmakers Move to Dissolve Mississippi’s Arts Commission
A vote on Tuesday could effectively do away with the state’s main arts funding organization, bringing its activities under the control of Governor Phil Bryant.
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In Response to Mississippi’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill, Neuberger Museum Director Will Not Attend Opening
Today, the Neuberger Museum of Art announced that because of the passage of a new anti-LGBTQ bill in Mississippi, its director, Dr. Tracy Fitzpatrick, and the president of Purchase College, SUNY, Thomas J. Schwarz, will not attend the opening of When Modern Was Contemporary: Selections from the Roy R. Neuberger Collection at the Mississippi Museum of Art.