OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi project is in the national spotlight after receiving an extended profile on a new website for the National Humanities Alliance.
Behind the Big House was among 51 projects, chosen from 1,402 featured programs, to receive an extended profile on the website for the national coalition, which seeks to showcase the full range of higher education-based public-engaged humanities initiatives throughout the country.
Behind the Big House is a community-driven tour and programming series that illuminates the African-American history of grand historic homes in Holly Springs. The project has been integrated into the coursework of Southern studies, African diaspora studies and archaeology programs at UM.
Nineteen other projects throughout Mississippi were included on the website, including Delta Jewels Oral History Partnership – an 18-month collaboration between the Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University and UM journalism professor Alysia Burton Steele.
Visit https://humanitiesforall.org/ to learn more about the organization.