McComb Legacies Blog

Trips and Tours

Mississippi Civil Rights Veterans Conference

Mississippi Civil Rights Veterans Conference

Nine students from McComb’s Young People’s Project attended the 7th Annual Mississippi Civil Rights Movement Veterans Conference at..

March 10, 2012 Read more →
National History Day – Mississippi Competition

National History Day – Mississippi Competition

Students from the McComb, Mississippi School District were shining stars in their first National History Day state competition at the..

February 27, 2012

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International Museum of Muslim Cultures

International Museum of Muslim Cultures

To challenge stereotypes about African history and scholarship, seventh grade students read parts of the young adult historic fiction novel..

January 19, 2012

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Local History Tour to Amite County…

Local History Tour to Amite County…

Local History Tour to Amite County with the Herbert Lee Family The high school Local Culture class went to Amite County where they not only..

January 10, 2012

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Race: Are We So Different? and Hurricane Katrina

Race: Are We So Different? and Hurricane Katrina

Eighty students from the junior and senior high schools went to New Orleans to see two timely exhibits “Race: Are we so different?”..

September 19, 2011

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Summer Institutes and Conferences in 2011

Summer Institutes and Conferences in 2011

Students, a PTO president, a community representative, and two staff participated in the Free Minds, Free People Conference in Providence,..

June 19, 2011

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Students Take Civil Rights History Tour

Students Take Civil Rights History Tour

While this was in the 2010-2011 school year, the information and insights from this tour led to the summer institute and the commemoration..

May 1, 2011

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