The Memphis Traveling Museum’s Mountaintop Civil Rights Exhibit comes to the SCHC

Jan. 13, 2009 - PRLog -- The Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation welcomes the Mountaintop Civil Rights Traveling Exhibit.  This comprehensive collection of over 2000 artifacts and memorabilia from the Civil Rights Era will be on display Wednesday, February 18 through Friday, February 20 from 10:00am-6:00pm in the Southern Cultural Heritage Academy Building.  Admission to view the traveling exhibit is $6/adults and $5/children (18 & under).
   
The exhibit contains oil paintings, portraits, posters, figurines, and wall plaques that depict various scenes and individuals that were instrumental in the Freedom Movement.

The intention of the exhibit is to demonstrate to individuals that it is possible to make change without the use of violence.  The Mountaintop Exhibit will present a view that peaceful activities can indeed bring about resolutions to problems that exist in humanity.

Dr. Michael O. Hollowell has been the curator of the exhibit for over 30 years.  He is a graduate of the University of Memphis with a Bachelor of Science in Education.  He attended the University of Mississippi and obtained a Masters in Education in Educational Leadership along with an ABD in Educational Leadership.  He received an honorary Doctorate of Christian Education from McKinley Theological Seminary.  Dr. Hollowell has three copyrights from the Library of Congress and has written over 20 books.  He has been an ordained Baptist Minister since 1984.

Student groups are encouraged to attend.  Special group viewings can be arranged by reservation.  For more information, please call the SCHF office at 601-631-2997 or email info@southernculture.org.

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The SCHF, a non-profit organization, operates and maintains the Southern Cultural Heritage Center. The Center is a Mississippi Landmark property and formerly the St. Francis Xavier Convent and Academy. It is one of the most architecturally and historically significant city blocks in downtown Vicksburg.