January 14, 2026 12:00 PM –1:00 PM
History Is Lunch: Aram Goudsouzian, "Everybody Should Have Their March: Civil Rights and Black Power in 1966."
At noon on Wednesday, January 14, author Aram Goudsouzian will present “Everybody Should Have Their March: Civil Rights and Black Power in 1966” as part of the History Is Lunch series. Goudsouzian will explore the turning point in the civil rights era when national civil rights leaders continued the “March Against Fear” after James Meredith was shot on the second day. Goudsouzian, a history professor at the University of Memphis, is the author of Down to the Crossroads: Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Meredith March Against Fear. This program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums and will stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel. Copies of Down to the Crossroads will be available for purchase, and a book signing will follow.