The most southern place on earth: music, history, and culture of the mississippi delta [?the most southern place on earth: music, history, and culture of the mississippi delta? Is a place-based…

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $187,893 to Delta State University on January 1, 2026, under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163), Landmarks of American History and Culture track, to deliver two six-day experiential learning workshops for K-12 educators on the music, history, and culture of the Mississippi Delta.

The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, developed and will execute the project, which uses place-based pedagogy to teach American history and humanities subjects through critical interpretation of historic sites in the Delta region. The workshops conclude February 28, 2027. The program supports professional development opportunities designed for K-12 educators to explore topics relevant to humanities teaching and strengthen instruction in American history, literature, art, music, and related subjects at the K-12 level.

The most southern place on earth: music, history, and culture of the mississippi delta [?the most southern place on earth: music, history, and culture of the mississippi delta? Is a place-based experiential learning project proposed by the delta center for culture and learning at delta state university (DSU) in cleveland, mississippi, as a NEH landmarks of american history workshop. The project comprises two six-day workshops for k-12 educators.]