America's Migration History -- 'Journey Stories' Exhibit On Display at M.R. Davis Library

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The American psyche is, among many things, a composite portrait of people on the move, something Southaven's M. R. Davis Public Library highlights in a new educational exhibit called "Journey Stories."

Created by the Smithsonian Institution with grant support through the Mississippi Humanities Council, the project runs through Aug. 30 and follows the growth of America as a nation from initial periods of colonization and conquest through waves of internal migration. This time, however, the familiar enough tale is told from the perspective of mobility, i.e., how technological advancements from the railroad to aviation have accompanied geographical expansion, helping to define in the process American-branded notions of opportunity and freedom.

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America's Migration History -- 'Journey Stories' Exhibit On Display at M.R. Davis Library

The family-targeted exhibit also offers children a chance to get in touch with their own histories and find out where they came from, says Dav...

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