The Mississippi Department of Archives and History manages the Museum of Mississippi History, left, and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Miss. A bill pending in the state Legislature would overhaul how the MDAH governing board is appointed, drawing concern from historians and archivists.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History manages the Museum of Mississippi History, left, and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Miss. A bill pending in the state Legislature would overhaul how the MDAH governing board is appointed, drawing concern from historians and archivists.
JACKSON • Forty-six Mississippi historians have signed a letter urging state lawmakers to reject a proposal that would let politicians choose who oversees the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
“(W)e are asking that you not interfere with the independence of an entity that has done so much good work for our state,” said the letter, distributed to House members Thursday. “To improve this invaluable Department, what is needed is an increase in funding. Please do not politicize its Board of Trustees.”
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LUKE RAMSETH is a Jackson-based reporter covering the 2021 session of the Mississippi Legislature for the Daily Journal. Email him at lramseth@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter at @lramseth.
