- Public History: This course will introduce students to the field, theory, and practice of public history. It explores history and memory, how to communicate with different publics, controversies in the field, new media and digital humanities, historic preservation and cultural-resources management, and museum work.
- Digital History: This course will examine the evolution of digital technologies as they have been applied to the practice and study of history in the last 20 years. We will investigate different methodologies, evaluating their effectiveness in assisting in the process of conducting or sharing the creation of "history" with both academics and the public.
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Mapping Racial Influence: Women of the Ku Klux Klan
Elijah Dodson
This map traces how the Women of the Ku Klux Klan spread their influence across regions and into local communities.
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From Campus to Community
McKinley Farese
How the University of Mississippi Reshaped Oxford, 1856–1960
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Women's Suffrage assocation in Mississippi
Daylan Flowers
A navigation through the evolution of the Mississippi Woman suffrage association
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The Integration of James Meredith
Will Godwin
How federal intervention made James Meredith's integration possible and reshaped the University of Mississippi
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Mississippi Women Having A Voice 1900-1990s
Parker Hobson
A look into a map of women's involvement within politics and education throughout the state of Mississippi.
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Both Sides Now: Segregated Schools in Benton County, MS
Kaley LeCroy
Examining segregation in Mississippi through one county's differences in educational materials and facilities
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Demonstrating Capability
Malik Mitchell
Examining Various Women's Organizations in the Early-Mid 20th Century
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James W. Silver and the Closed Society
Wil Niehaus
This StoryMap traces how Silver's ideas moved across Mississippi and beyond, from the campus where they were born, to the North Carolina conference hall where they were finally spoken aloud, to the state capital where the system he criticized was enforced, and to the Black college where those same ideas had already taken root long before he put them into words.
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Mapping Union Activity in the South
Sadie Shiers
Understanding how labor unions in the South have existed and moved across space in the 20th century.
Collections: Mostly E. Eugene Cox and James O. Eastland -
Exploring the Origins of the Orphan Train Movement
Siobhan Arechavala
Religious Differences in Child Welfare: Comparing the Children's Aid Society and the Foundling Hospital
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Freedom Mapped: The Geography of Resistance
Tegan Davis
My project is called “Escaped Enslaved People and the Geography of Resistance.” Through this project, I mapped real escape stories to show how enslaved people used geography (rivers, forests, cities, and borders) as tools to resist slavery from 1827 to 1898. As I worked on this map, I became deeply fascinated by how complex and intricate the Underground Railroad truly was. Seeing the map laid out, it became clear that these escapes weren’t random, they were strategic, intelligent, and deeply organized. Unfortunately, this part of history has often been overlooked or watered down, especially in textbooks. It made it seem like Black people were helpless, illiterate, or incapable. But studying these real maps, routes, and stories proves that enslaved people showed incredible intelligence, resilience, and courage, using geography almost like a weapon against a system built to trap them. Today, I’ll walk you through eight different points on my StoryMap that show how space, time, and resistance were all connected.
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Robert F. Kennedy's 1967 Tour of the Mississippi Delta.
Cole Feathers
On April 11, 1967, RFK & Joseph Clark would tour the impoverished Mississippi Delta to inspect existing federal poverty programs.
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How maps have evolved over time: The Colorado River Journey
Charlie Hawkins
The explorations of John Wesley Powell and their impact
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What's Going On: How Music Mirrors The World Around Us
Lauren James
A look into how musicians and their songs are shaped based on the political climate in the cities that surround them.
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Environmental Racism in New Orleans
Mei Miller
Interstate 10, a toxic landfill, and what it all has to do with 1930s redlining
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Climate Change and Industrial Accidents in the Gulf Coast
Andrew Tate
In an age of unparalleled technological domination, ecological crises resemble more and more economic crises.
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The Audiences of Fannie Lou Hamer and James Eastland
Chloe Vizier
A sharecropper and a senator, both from the same county. 1944-1971
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Vietnam Rallies
Brett Ashby
Several Pro and Anti Vietnam War Rallies across the country during the 1960s.
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Destruction of Cultural Heritage and History in Iraq
Alexandra Ball
From the Invasion of Iraq in 2003 until 2017
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Civil War Literature
Leeana Bock
This project aims to determine how Civil War literature was representative of the different experiences Americans endured based on location.
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Grant's battle strategy -Vicksburg siege
Connie Breazeale
President Abraham Lincoln claimed Vicksburg the key to winning the Civil War. Nov 1862- July 1863
