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Group working on Mississippi literary trail

Clay Chandler — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 06:01:49 +0000

Mississippi already has cultural trails that celebrate the state’s musical heritage and honor those involved in the Civil Rights movement. A group of arts-centered state agency heads hopes to add a literary trail. The Culture Club — which includes directors from Arts Commission, Library Commission, Department of Archives and History and the Humanities Council – [...]

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Agencies seek to preserve state heritage

Emily W. Pettus — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 06:01:57 +0000

Culture Club isn’t just a 1980s British band featuring guys who wear makeup. In Mississippi, it’s the nickname that leaders of some state agencies have jokingly given themselves. Executives from the Arts Commission, the Library Commission, the Humanities Council and the Department of Archives and History meet regularly to discuss ways to preserve and promote [...]

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