Home Town Recipes: Race, Myth, and Cookbooks in 20th Century Vicksburg
Catfish Row Museum 913 Washington St., Vicksburg, United StatesDr. Andrew Haley, Moorman Distinguished Professor in the Humanities 2019-21 and Associate Professor of American Cultural History from the University of Southern Mississippi visits the Catfish Row Museum April 23, 2022.
Documenting Delta Wok
Catfish Row Museum 913 Washington St., Vicksburg, United StatesA collaborative documentary project on Mississippi Delta Chinese with Talbot Easton Selby, associate dean in the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts at Coastal Carolina University and professor of photography; Emily Jones, Delta State University archivist; and Gabriella Sang.
Why We Call It Soul Food
Catfish Row Museum 913 Washington St., Vicksburg, United StatesThe story of why southerners, especially African American southerners, call the foods we eat “soul food.”
Food for Thought: Resetting the Table — Exploring Foodways in Vicksburg
Catfish Row Museum 913 Washington St., Vicksburg, United StatesJoin us for a sneak peek of a new exhibit coming to the Catfish Row Museum — Resetting the Table: Exploring Foodways in Vicksburg.
Voices and Votes: Democracy in America
Catfish Row Museum 913 Washington St., Vicksburg, United States“Voices and Votes,” an exhibition from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) division, takes a broad look at American democracy — from the American Revolution and expanding suffrage to civil rights and casting ballots. It explores who can vote, whose voices are heard, the responsibilities of American citizens, how we can encourage more people […]
Fashion Politics with designer Raymond Banks
Catfish Row Museum 913 Washington St., Vicksburg, United StatesLearn from Vicksburg-native and designer Raymond Banks on how renowned fashion designer Patrick Kelly grew up in the civil rights movement and how he appropriated stereotypes to expose and confront America's past.
RESCHEDULED: Lunch & Learn with Donald “Field” Brown (new date coming soon!)
Catfish Row Museum 913 Washington St., Vicksburg, United StatesVicksburg native and Harvard scholar Donald "Field" Brown will provide the history of "The Vicksburg Citizens' Appeal" during critical civil rights years.
Democracy in Mississippi
Catfish Row Museum 913 Washington St., Vicksburg, United StatesRace, Violence and Power in the Struggle for the Vote with Dr. Rebecca Tuuri, USM professor
The Vicksburg Citizens’ Appeal: Lunch & Learn with Donald “Field” Brown
Catfish Row Museum 913 Washington St., Vicksburg, United StatesA native of Vicksburg, Donald (Field) Brown is a PhDstudent at Harvard University. He graduated fromMississippi State (B.A., 2014) with degrees in Englishand Philosophy, and went to get a masters from theUniversity of Oxford (2016) as a Rhodes Scholar.
The Soul of Southern Cooking: Cooking Demo with Kathy Starr
The Catfish Row Museum's first program in our Summer Cooking Series will feature recipes, tastings and a cooking demonstration by Starr June 24 at the museum.
Cooking with Kevin Roberts of Fit Chef
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Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Cooking Demonstration
Catfish Row Museum 913 Washington St., Vicksburg, United StatesJoin the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians at the Catfish Row Museum, Saturday, October 14, for a demonstration on how to prepare a corn-type tamale and a performance by social dancers to provide insights into customs and traditions!