Calendar of Events

The intimate and heartbreaking story of a Black undercover police officer who famously kneeled by the assassinated Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr—and a daughter’s quest for the truth about her father. Join the Museum's Associate Curator Ryan Jones and Leta McCollough Seletzky for an engaging dialogue featuring the novel THE KNEELING MAN: My Father's Life as

Moderated by William Sturkey, University of Pennsylvania Historian and Hattiesburg Author The Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel did not believe in collective guilt. Instead, he asked for repair, and for holding the post-World War II generation of Germans responsible “not for the past, but for the way it remembers the past. And for what it does with the

It's the American Jazz Museum's 25th Anniversary, and we're bringing more live music to 18th and Vine! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and join us for In the Yard, our annual backyard birthday bash for Charlie "Yardbird" Parker including family-friendly activities, food trucks, yard games and live music! 4:00pm: Gates open 5:00pm: Happy Birthday Charlie Parker Sax Salute