Delta Center for Culture and Learning

Delta Center for Culture and Learning The Delta Center for Culture and Learning is a Center of Excellence at Delta State University.

Our mission is to promote Mississippi Delta cultural heritage and its significance to the world through education, partnerships, and community engagement.

05/14/2026

This day in Delta history: May 14

William Alexander Percy, who is best known for his autobiography, LANTERNS ON THE LEVEE, is born. (1885)

05/08/2026

This day in Delta history: May 8

Dean Acheson announces the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the International Monetary Fund, and the creation of the World Bank in Whitfield Gym on the DSU campus. (1947)

Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi with his conquistadors, possibly at Sunflower Landing west of Clarksdale. (1541)

Delta Blues musician Robert Johnson is born in Hazlehurst. (1911)

05/07/2026

This day in Delta history: May 7

NAACP leader Rev. George Washington Lee is assassinated in Belzoni. (1955)

The Great Natchez Tornado hits Natchez, Mississippi. It was the second deadliest single tornado in United States history, killing 317 people. (1840)

05/02/2026
04/29/2026

This day in Delta history: April 29

Casey Jones leaves Memphis bound for Canton, but wrecks near Vaughn. (1900)

04/29/2026

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PO BOX 3152 Ewing 130
Cleveland, MS
38733

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Tuesday 8am - 12pm
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Wednesday 8am - 12pm
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Thursday 8am - 12pm
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Friday 8am - 12pm
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