Vicksburg Daily News –
VICKSBURG, MS – A special two-day symposium Honoring Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister will be held October 24 and 25 at the Hinds CC Vicksburg-Warren Campus Loviza Multi-Purpose Bldg. Dr. McAllister received her PhD from Columbia University in 1929, and is the nation’s first black woman to receive a PhD in Education.
The two-day symposium will explore the life, legacy, and lasting impact of Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister in higher education. Through powerful keynote addresses, engaging panel discussions, and a featured documentary by David Rae Morris— My Mind to Me a Kingdom Is (2023)—the two-day symposium will delve into her remarkable contributions.
Event Highlights
Explore Dr. McAllister’s influence on Black education and academic excellence. Examine her role in shaping contemporary educational practices. Discover how her vision for social justice and intellectual growth continues to inspire.
Where: In person at Hinds CC Vicksburg-Warren Campus Loviza Multi-Purpose Bldg., 755 Hwy 27 or join us virtually via Mississippi Department of Archives & History‘s YouTube livestream and FaceBook page.
The two-day symposium is free and open to the public. Register now on Eventbrite.
Dr. William Ferris proposed a wonderful collaborative opportunity to allow the McAllister Museum to serve as an important educational “satellite” to the Two Mississippi Museums: Museum of Mississippi History/Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University, where Dr. McAllister’s parents graduated. Dr. McAllister and Margaret Walker both taught and were close friends at Jackson State from 1951 until her retirement in 1970. Another important resource for the museum is the Mississippi Center for Justice. The Center’s programs address educational and cultural programs that connect to the museum’s goals.
The Board envisions the project as an educational center, as well as a museum. The restoration of Dr. McAllister’s historic home will hopefully create a vibrant educational hub that teachers, students, and tourists will visit each year.
The McAllister home is the only Black home in Vicksburg that is listed on the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Historic Resources Inventory. This recognition signals the importance of the museum.
Learn more at www.janemcallister.org
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