Emmett Till Traveling Exhibit January 4, 2009

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College- Jefferson Davis campus announces the arrival of the Emmett Till Traveling Exhibit, Which runs from January 5th- 15th in the fine art gallery of the JD campus in Gulfport. This is an exhibit developed by the Delta State University Archives & Museum and funded through the Mississippi Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Composed of newspaper headlines, articles, personal correspondences, family photographs, oral histories, and other primary source materials, the exhibit takes visitors back to the Mississippi of 1955 during the trial. Panels are arranged thematically and allow visitors to examine the information regarding the case. It was important to the creators of the exhibit not to include any present-day voice or opinions in the exhibit but to allow visitors to draw their own conclusions and learn in their own way from the events which lead up to and immediately followed the case. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday from 8-3, and Friday from 8-1. For more information, please call (228)-897-3736.

Official Website: http://www.mgccc.edu