Mississippi Cultural Crossroads has been involved in documenting the culture of the community for over 25 years, from the 1980s magazine I Ain't Lying to photographic exhibits on Port Gibson at the beginning of the 20th century and during the Civil Rights Movement, to student photo-essays Looking Around and Taking Our Place published on CD-ROM, to the Claiborne County Oral History Project that seeks to document the social life of the county throughout the 20th century.

We have also been dramatizing the material we have collected in a series of plays.
I Ain't Lying reenacted with young people some of the memories and stories told in the magazine; What It Is, This Freedom? examined the period of the Civil Rights struggle; and How the Deal Rocked Up celebrated the lives, trials, joys, and sorrows of ordinary citizens living their live in 20th century Claiborne County.

In September 2004 we hosted a state-wide conference, "Telling the People's Story: From Tape and Transcript to Public Programs," designed for all those who love traditional culture and oral histories, and wanted to learn how others have been able to take the raw materials of oral histories and turn them into programs that the entire community and enjoy and learn from.

On June 30, 2006, we will host Claiborne County's exhibit and public forum, The Blues in Claiborne County: From Rabbit Foot Minstrels to Blues and Cruise. For more information, click on the link on the left.