Students from Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science gathered on campus in garb fit for another era Thursday, re-reading scripts as they prepare to pay homage to some of the most notable African Americans in Columbus history.
Carrying on ‘dreams from the past’ MSMS, local students to produce Eighth of May celebration to commemorate local Black history Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science senior Jaylin Jones performs a spoken word poem he wrote called “White Black” at a dress rehearsal for the Eighth of May Emancipation Celebration at Sandfield Cemetery on Wednesday. Jones and other MSMS students from Chuck Yarborough’s African American History Course and the school’s Voices in Harmony gospel choir will present the celebration, with live music and performances as historic Black figures buried in the cemetery, on Saturday at 11 a.m. Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff