June 18, 2025 12:00 PM –1:00 PM
History Is Lunch: Linda Barnickel, "Milliken's Bend: Fighting for Black Freedom in the Civil War"
At noon Wednesday, June 18, Linda Barnickel, archivist and freelance writer, will examine the immense complexity of events that transpired in northeastern Louisiana during the Vicksburg Campaign, and how those events underscored the implications of Milliken’s Bend as part of the History Is Lunch series. Barnickel is the author of Milliken's Bend: A Civil War Battle in History and Memory. This program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums and will also stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel. Copies of Milliken’s Bend will be available for sale with a book signing to follow. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.