A Look Back at the 2024 Homecoming Festival
Corey Crowder examines the impact of the 2024 MS John Hurt Homecoming Festival in light of recent efforts to silence African American history.
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Juneteenth in Mississippi
In June, Corey Crowder attended a symposium on race and memorialization organized by the Lafayette County Remembrance Project (LCRP), and this blog post reflects on his experience as well as the importance of remembering Juneteenth.
The Last Picnic of RL Boyce
In October 2023, the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund sponsored the last of the RL Boyce Picnics in Como, Mississippi. Even though we did not know it at the time, it proved the last time that RL Boyce would hold court over the event prior to his passing on November 9.
Closing the AHA Grant
Corey Crowder details the work of the MZMF to close the American Historical Association grant in June 2023.
Building Connections
Corey Crowder reveals more about the inner workings, hopes, and dreams of the MZMF in 2023.
Fulfilling the Mission
As part of our grant from the American Historical Association, we hope to enhance the transparency of our work through regular blogging. In this post, MZMF Fiscal Agent Corey Crowder shares a detailed account of his work in 2023.