Lafayette Community Remembrance Project - lynching memorialization

12/03/2025

Congratulations to the town of Taos, New Mexico, for their examination of this history and for giving recognition in a more fitting way. Thank you to Lyla June for this thoughtful and reflective lesson on why this renaming is so important and meaningful.

09/08/2025

A Weekend to Remember -

This past weekend, Mississippi Remembers brought together descendants, scholars, activists, students, and community members for three days of truth-telling, reflection, and collective healing. From powerful tours of Delta sites to moving breakout sessions, from stirring keynote remarks to spaces for...

09/05/2025

Today's the day! Join us for an amazing lineup of presenters today, tomorrow, and Sunday at Mississippi Remembers: Black Student Resistance and Community Memorialization in Oxford, MS.

For more information, visit https://oneoxford.org

09/03/2025

Mississippi Remembers: Black Student Resistance and Community Memorialization is proud to host an amazing lineup of panelists on Saturday, September 6, at 12:15pm. Moderator Ralph Eubanks will lead a rich lunchtime conversation with Dr. Daphne Chamberlain of the Emmett Till Interpretive Center, John Spann of the Mississippi Humanities Council, and Eunice Trotter of Indiana Landmarks.

Visit https://oneoxford.org to register

09/02/2025

Join us for the Mississippi Remembers keynote address by author Ralph Eubanks on Saturday, September 6, at 8:30am.

His scholarship and writing focuses on focuses on Race, Identity, and the Culture and Literature of the American South. He is faculty fellow and writer-in-residence at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. His next book, When It’s Darkness on the Delta: How America’s Richest Soil Became Its Poorest Land, which focuses on the Mississippi Delta, will be published January 13, 2026 by Beacon Press.

To register, visit https://oneoxford.org

09/02/2025

We’re Just Days Away! -

We are just a few days away from Mississippi Remembers: Black Student Resistance & Community Memorialization, and we cannot wait to gather with you for a weekend full of exciting conversations, meaningful connections, and powerful acts of remembrance. The full program is now available. Be sure to ...

08/29/2025

Please join us on September 5, 2025, at 7:30 pm for the film screening and discussion with Dr. B. Brian Foster about his documentary "We Make." The film features the story of Siggers High School, an all-Black secondary school in Shannon, Mississippi, that operated from the early 1940s through 1970.

Register & Learn More at https://oneoxford.org

08/27/2025

Coming soon! The Mississippi Remembers: Black Student Resistance and Community Memorialization gathering opens on Friday, September 5, at 6:00pm in Oxford, MS. We're excited to host Lisa Doi, Jasper St. Bernard, Destiny Williams Levy, and Michael Morris for the opening panel.

To register, visit https://oneoxford.org/memorialization-gathering-2025

08/26/2025

We’re Less Than Two Weeks Away – Mississippi Remembers -

We are now less than two weeks away from the Mississippi Remembers: Black Student Resistance & Community Memorialization gathering, and we are excited to share the incredible lineup of panelists and presenters who will be joining us.

07/28/2025

Don’t Miss the Discounted Hotel Rate for Mississippi Remembers -

A room block is available at a reduced rate of $144 per night (plus taxes and fees) at the Hampton Inn Oxford Conference Center. You can reserve, modify, or cancel your booking online at the link below or by calling the hotel directly at 662-234-5565 and requesting the Lafayette Community Remem...

07/18/2025

Register. Nominate. Submit. Be Part of Mississippi Remembers 2025 -

In a time of rising resistance to truth-telling and historical reckoning, communities across Mississippi and the South are sustaining efforts to remember, reflect, and resist. “Mississippi Remembers: Black Student Resistance and Community Memorialization” brings together two powerful gatherings ...

07/18/2025

Register. Nominate. Submit. Join us Sept 5–7 in Oxford for the Memorialization Gathering, LCRP Awards nominations, and student essay contest.

In a time of rising resistance to truth-telling and historical reckoning, communities across Mississippi and the South are sustaining efforts to remember, reflect, and resist. “Mississippi Remembers: Black Student Resistance and Community Memorialization” brings together two powerful gatherings ...