McComb Legacies Summer Institute 2014
The student historians of the McComb Legacies Project in Mississippi kicked off their 2014-2015 school year program with the fourth annual..
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McComb Legacies “Planning for the Future”
On Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 10 McComb Legacies students met. They came up with ideas to kick the year off, including a history float in..
Application for McComb Legacies 2014-2015
McComb Legacies is a youth leadership program that provides middle and high school youth with the opportunity to learn about, document, and..
Timothy L. Jenkins Talks to Young People
Students from McComb, Mississippi shared their National History Day Projects at a reception at the African American Civil War Museum on..
McComb Students Teach and Learn in Washington, D.C.: 2014
On June 12, 2014, eleven students from McComb High School traveled to Washington, D.C. from Mississippi. In addition to competing in the..
Education: A Civil Right and a Personal Responsibility
“Education: A Civil Right and a Personal Responsibility” is a 2014 documentary produced by McComb Legacies students on the 50th..
Winning Entries at Mississippi History Day
McComb students excelled at the Mississippi History Day competition today in Hattiesburg. Four entries won 1st or 2nd prize, including two..
McComb Student is Featured Speaker on National Freedom Summer Panel
McComb high school student Noah Martin was selected to participate on panel for the national summit for youth about Freedom Summer, hosted..
Tinker Tour Makes Historic Stop in McComb
Mary Beth Tinker of the famous Tinker v. DesMoines Supreme Court case visited McComb during her Tinker Tour. Close to 50 years ago at age..
Samuel Proctor Program Returns to McComb
This week there was a rich exchange between college students in the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (SPOHP) at the University of..