MLK Celebration: Free Weekend

Name: MLK Celebration: Free Weekend
Start: 2025-01-18T09:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-21T17:00:00-06:00
Location: Two Mississippi Museums

Schedule

Sat, 18 Jan, 2025 at 09:00 am to Tue, 21 Jan, 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Two Mississippi Museums | Jackson, MS

Join us for free admission to the Two Mississippi Museums Saturday, January 18, through Tuesday, January 21, to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.! This free weekend, sponsored by FedEx, will include themed crafts and activities for students and parents, performances by local talent, museum tours on voting rights, gallery talks by Freedom Rider Hezekiah Watkins, and on-campus voter registration from the Mississippi Secretary of State's Elections Division.
The MLK Night of Culture, inspired by the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, will take place at 6 p.m. Monday, January 20.
The National Day of Racial Healing will be held on Tuesday, January 21, with free admission to the museums.
For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email [email protected].