Black Mississippi Women's Pivotal Role in Securing the Vote for all Americans (MHC Teacher of the Year Lecture)

Dr. Rebecca Tuuri, Associate Professor of History, will deliver the Mississippi Humanities Council (MHC) Teacher of the Year lecture on the role of Black Mississippi women in expanding voting rights.  

The MHC honors outstanding humanities instructors annually from colleges and universities in Mississippi through its Humanities Teachers Awards, which celebrate these educators and promote continued interest in the humanities.