Tougaloo Nine Gallery Talk

March 29, 2025 @ 11:00 AM

Two Mississippi Musuems

222 North Street
Jackson, MS 39201

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Tougaloo Nine Gallery Talk

Two Mississippi Musuems

222 North Street
Jackson, MS 39201

  • Admission: FREE
  • Time: 11:00 AM

Overview

Learn about the impact of the Tougaloo Nine during a gallery talk and flash tour. Civil-rights era photographer Jerry Keahey Sr. will speak about his experience working with and capturing iconic images of the Tougaloo Nine at 11 a.m. A flash tour about the Tougaloo Nine will take place at 2 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

The Tougaloo Nine was a group of nine undergraduate students at Tougaloo College, then named Tougaloo Southern Christian College, who staged sit-ins at the all-White Jackson Main Library in Jackson, Mississippi. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

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