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For over a decade, students at MSMS have turned their research project into a historical reenactment providing context surrounding The Eighth of May Emancipation Celebration.
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Many of the earliest Black leaders of a Mississippi city were celebrated as part of the community's Eighth of May Emancipation Day. Students from the Mississippi School for Math and Science on Monday highlighted some of Columbus' key African American leaders buried at Sanfield Cemetery, some of whom include Robert Gleed, a state senator from 1870 to 1876; publisher and businessman Richard D.
Local high school to be featured in HBO documentary Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science's African American studies class project will be shown in the HBO series "Our Town". Posted: Apr 13, 2021 9:27 PM Posted By: Rhea Thornton COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) - A high school in northeast Mississippi will be featured in an HBO documentary series. The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) has a class that undergoes a special project which caught the attention of big filmmakers. “If they focus and learn the past, they can make a difference in shaping our future.” Chuck Yarb...