Motivational speaker, educator, and historian, Ms. Pamela Junior, Executive Director of the Mississippi Civil Right Museum, spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the Club’s January 29, 2019, meeting. In her speech, she took the club members on an aural tour of the museum gallery by gallery. She said that in the first year of the museum’s existence, it received a total of 250,000 visitors vs. a projected attendance of 180,000.
In addition to the aural tour, Ms. Junior discussed “Spirits of the Passage”, an upcoming exhibition in the museum, “The Story of the Transatlantic Slave Trade”, which will be at the museum February 2 - August 11, 2019. The exhibition will feature artifacts recovered from the wreckage of a sunken slave ship. From one of history’s most devastating chapters rise tales of strength, resistance, and fortitude. It sounds like a “must see” exhibit.
We thank Ms. Junior for her very interesting and informative presentation to our club and for her commitment and service to her fellow Mississippians. She is shown below before her speech with club Past President Ann Somers who introduced her, during her speech, and following it with club President Anna Powers (left) and Past President Ann Somers (right).
