This film and book honor the life of Dr. Jessie Bryant Mosley, a visionary and community activist who worked to make a difference for all people in Mississippi. Among her notable contributions are the founding the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center and organizing the Mississippi branches ...

This educational film celebrates the lives and legacies of three Mississippi Civil Rights trailblazers, including Aaron Henry, Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Margaret Walker Alexander.

Siblings Charles and Medgar Evers held a special, lifelong bond. In 1945, Medgar was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army after WWII and then denied the right to vote in his Mississippi hometown. This film shares Medgar’s journey to bringing equality to Mississippians of African descent, as se...

Learn about Mary Church Terrell, born in 1863, who was an early advocate of women's rights. She attended college, was a suffragist, the first president of the National Association of Colored Women, and a member of the NAACP and National American Woman Suffrage Association. The Mary Church Terrell...

Following on the heels of boycotts and sit-ins against segregated lunch counters throughout the South, Freedom Rides were organized as a mobile Civil Rights movement in 1961. This film shares compelling stories of brave Mississippians who participate in this historic movement.

This film celebrates Minnie Farish and the impact she had on the Girl Scouts organization in Mississippi. Miss Minnie was an outspoken individual who worked tirelessly during the Civil Rights movement to make sure that the Girl Scouts of Middle Mississippi were not left behind. Thanks to her effo...

In rural Mississippi in 1951, there was a murder trial of a 20-year-old black female who shot and killed a young white male from a local prominent family. With a plea of not guilty, the film–factually based on documented trial records, extensive research, and interviews – depicts her extraordinar...

“They Called It Home” is a documentary that takes an in-depth look into the story of the Farish Street neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi – from its rise to its demise – through firsthand accounts of those families who had at one time flourished in the neighborhood.