Opening of the Gilder Lehrman Institute Exhibit: What is Freedom?
From January 5 – 30, stop by the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library to explore the “Freedom: A History of US” exhibit from the Gilder Lehrmen Institute. The library is open from […]
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Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 198 Moss Ln, Madison, MS, United States
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Abraham Lincoln and America 250
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 198 Moss Ln, Madison, MS, United StatesThe Columbus-Lowndes Public Library welcomes Dr. Susannah Ural for a presentation on the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6. Dr. Ural is […]
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Ida B. Wells: The Mother of the American Human Rights Movement
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 198 Moss Ln, Madison, MS, United StatesThe Columbus-Lowndes Public Library welcomes Dr. C. Sade Turnipseed for a presentation on the life and legacy of Ida B. Wells at noon on Tuesday, January 27. Dr. Turnipseed is […]
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Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality exhibit
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 198 Moss Ln, Madison, MS, United StatesThe Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System (CLPLS) is hosting the exhibit Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality from February 3-27, 2026. This exhibition, organized by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, features an exploration […]
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The Emmett Till Generation: Youth Activism, Radical Protest, and Social Change in Jim Crow Mississippi
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 198 Moss Ln, Madison, MS, United StatesDr. Daphne Chamberlain will present The Emmett Till Generation: Youth Activism, Radical Protest, and Social Change in Jim Crow South on February 19 at 12 noon at the downtown branch of the […]
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Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality exhibit
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 198 Moss Ln, Madison, MS, United StatesThe Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System (CLPLS) is hosting the exhibit Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality from February 3-27, 2026. This exhibition, organized by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, features an exploration […]
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Martha Swain Lecture: Reclaiming Women’s Power in the American Revolution
Nissan Auditorium – Parkinson HallJoin the Women’s Center for Research & Public Policy and the Ina E. Gordy Honors College for the 2026 Martha Swain Lecture. Dr. Jacqueline Beatty, Associate Professor of History at […]
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Film Screening: “An Asylum for Mankind”
Nissan Auditorium (Inside Parkinson Hall)Mississippi University for Women presents “An Asylum for Mankind,” the second episode from the new Ken Burns documentary, The American Revolution. This episode covers the period from May 1775 to […]
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Becoming the US: Colonial America to Reconstruction Exhibit Opening
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 198 Moss Ln, Madison, MS, United StatesThe Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System is hosting the traveling exhibit Becoming the US: Colonial America to Reconstruction, organized by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, from March 30-May 1, 2026. Becoming the […]
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Fashioning a Revolution: How Americans Bought, Fought, and Taught Their New Nation into Being
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 198 Moss Ln, Madison, MS, United StatesDr. Peter Messer will open the traveling exhibit Becoming the US: Colonial America to Reconstruction with his talk Fashioning a Revolution: How Americans Bought, Fought, and Taught Their New Nation into Being on Tuesday, […]
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Film Screening: “The Most Sacred Thing”
Nissan Auditorium (Inside Parkinson Hall)Mississippi University for Women presents “The Soul of All America,” the sixth and final episode from the new Ken Burns documentary, The American Revolution. The episode covers the period from May […]