WWII and the Early Civil Rights Movement
Join The National WWII Museum and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History as we explore World War II as a catalyst of the modern civil rights movement.
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Red Tail, WASP and Firefly: The Aviators of WWII
In this session, Sherri L. Smith will talk about her research and the very human stories behind the history of WWII aviation.
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Lunchbox Lecture: "The 4 Chaplains of the SS Dorchester" by Barry Simon
In this lecture, Simon will discuss the torpedoing and sinking of the SS Dorchester, as well as the four American chaplains from different denominations who unselfishly sacrificed their own lives to save others.
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In Memoriam: Tuskegee Airman George Washington Biggs (1925-2020)
George Washington Biggs devoted most of his adult life to causes greater than himself.
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Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 with Ian Toll in conversation with Rob Citino, PhD
Join us for an evening discussion featuring Ian Toll and our very own Rob Citino, as they discuss the third and final volume of Toll’s “Pacific War Trilogy,” Twilight of the Gods.
Past Events
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"Apocalypse '45"
09/02/2020 | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PMJoin us on the 75th anniversary of V-J Day for a special digital screening of the new Discovery Channel documentary Apocalypse ’45.
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End of War 75th Anniversary: The Pacific
09/02/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin us for a digital ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of V-J Day.
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The Nazi Murder of the Disabled and the 1945 Hadamar Trial: A Conversation with Patricia Heberer-Rice, PhD, from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
08/26/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMThis conversation with Patricia Heberer-Rice, PhD, focuses on the Nazi T-4 program for the murder of the disabled and the 1945 trial connected to Hadamar, one of the killing centers.
