Heritage of Mississippi Series

Heritage of Mississippi SeriesThe Heritage of Mississippi Series, published jointly by MDAH, the Mississippi Historical Society, and the University Press of Mississippi, with funding assistance from the Phil Hardin Foundation, will cover the history of the state in fifteen volumes as part of the celebration of Mississippi’s bicentennial.

Nine volumes in the series have been published:

To order volumes from the series, contact the Mississippi Museum Store by email or by telephone at (601) 576-6921.

Commissioned volumes include these five:

  • Reconstruction in Mississippi by Jere Nash (manuscript due in 2023, publication in 2024)
  • The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi by Charles C. Bolton (manuscript due in 2026, publication in 2027)
  • From Bondage to Freedom: Slavery in Mississippi, 1719-1865 by Max L. Grivno
  • Mississippi, 1917-1945 by Chester M. Morgan
  • Mississippi in the Twentieth Century: An Economic History by Connie Lester

The Heritage of Mississippi Series is aimed at a broad audience of scholars, teachers, students, and interested general readers. The works are intended to stand as the definitive studies on the topics for years to come. MDAH and the Mississippi Historical Society invite proposals for the remaining titles:  

  • From Frontier to Secession: Mississippi, 1840–1861
  • From Hope to Heartbreak: Mississippians in the Age of Jim Crow

Interested historians should send vita and prospectus for a volume in the series. An honorarium of $10,000 is paid to authors for completed and accepted manuscripts. Send proposals to:

Board of Editors
Heritage of Mississippi Series
P.O. Box 571
Jackson, MS 39205-0571

For more information contact MDAH by email or call (601) 576-6936.

Members of the Board of Editors of the Heritage of Mississippi Series are:

  • John F. Marszalek, Chair
  • Katie Blount
  • Elbert R. Hilliard
  • Peggy W. Jeanes
  • Michael Vinson Williams
  • Charles Reagan Wilson
  • Christine Wilson