McComb Legacies Blog

Trips and Tours

Timothy L. Jenkins Talks to Young People

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..

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McComb Students Teach and Learn in Washington, D.C.: 2014

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..

June 14, 2014

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Tinker Tour Makes Historic Stop in McComb

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..

November 11, 2013

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Samuel Proctor Program Returns to McComb

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..

September 21, 2013

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McComb Students Learn and Teach in Washington, DC

McComb Students Learn and Teach in Washington, DC

Fourteen high school students and five staff members from McComb, Mississippi arrived in Washington, DC on June 8, 2013 for the National..

June 11, 2013

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Mississippi Delta Freedom Project

Mississippi Delta Freedom Project

McComb was honored to send five students and one teacher to participate in the 5th Annual Mississippi Freedom Project Tour and Speaker..

September 24, 2012

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Fannie Lou Hamer Institute Summer Youth Program

Fannie Lou Hamer Institute Summer Youth Program

For the second year in a row, McComb high school students were selected to participate in the annual Fannie Lou Hamer Institute summer..

September 1, 2012

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McComb Students Travel to Washington, DC

McComb Students Travel to Washington, DC

Thirteen high school students from Mississippi’s McComb High School came to Washington, DC for an educational trip from June 7-14,..

June 14, 2012

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Students from McComb, Miss. Present Documentary in DC

Students from McComb, Miss. Present Documentary in DC

In early June, students from McComb, Miss. came to Washington, D.C. for the 2012 National History Day (NHD) contest. While in D.C., they..

June 12, 2012

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Local History Tour – May, 2012

Local History Tour – May, 2012

An important component of the Mississippi Local Culture course is for students to take a history tour of their community, guided by an..

May 25, 2012

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