Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on April 14, 1972 and January 25, 1973 with Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977). Hamer was a leading figure in the MFDP. She is best known for her 1964 national television...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 1, 2007 with Dr. Ethelyn Patricia ""Pat"" Joachim. Associate Provost for the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, Dr. Joachim describes the impact of Hurricane Katrina on her own home as well...
Oral history.; An interview with Robert Hirsch conducted on June 8, 2007. Hirsch describes his experiences as Superintendent of Ocean Springs School District during Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on March 19, 2008 with Vincent Creel. An employee of the City of Biloxi, Mr. Creel discussesthe city's preparation, response and recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
A collection of interviews with African-Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, circa twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, who knew Colonel John Robinson, an African-American pilot who was tapped by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie in the...
A collection of interviews with African-Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, circa twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, who knew Colonel John Robinson, an African-American pilot who was tapped by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie in the...
A collection of ten interviews with participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement. The people interviewed discuss how they came to participate in the civil rights movement, their various activities, including voter registration, Freedom...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 24, 1981 with Mr. Dave L. Dunaway at his office in Greenville, Mississippi. Dunaway was born on January 2, 1927 near the Enon community in Walthall County, Mississippi. Following his discharge from the...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 5, 1998 with Judge Fred L. Banks, Jr. (born 1942). In the late 1960s, Judge Banks began his law career by serving for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. He was elected three times to the House of...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on August 2, 2007 and October 9, 2007 with Charles Benvenutti, a CPA in Bay St. Louis, MS. He describes his experience during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on May 17, 2006 with Ronald J. Baker, a commercial fisherman in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Baker describes the hurricane's impact on his neighborhood, his personal business, and the shrimping industry in general.
Brochure for the rose garden. The All-American Public Rose Garden is located on the front of the University of Southern Mississippi campus. It is sponsored by the Hattiesburg Area Rose Society.
cartoon by Allen Johnson; Two sieves labeled "Federal Income Tax" are held in midair by a person whose cuff links are labeled "IRS" One of the sieves is very fine-meshed and the other has mesh with very large holes. The large-meshed sieve is...
cartoon by David Simpson; Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir stands in front of the counter of a diner called "Harry's Hash House" A man behind the counter wears a cook's hat and an apron. In his left hand he holds up a plate and says to...
cartoon by Ed Valtman; A long line of people are waiting to talk to a man in a window labeled "State Department Complaints." Each person is a leader from a different part of the world, and holding a sign. The signs read:"torture of political...
cartoon by Ed Valtman; A man wearing a tie with dollar signs on it is holding a bag labeled "Congressional Pay Raises" in one hand and raising his other hand with his palm facing toward another man. This man is holding a paper that reads,"Ethics...
