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 letter from Gerard Chittocque Brandon, Governor of Mississippi, to John Murphy, Governor of Alabama, dated 9 January 1829, requesting an answer to a letter of the preceding October. Brandon's correspondence concerned unsettled accounts between...
A printed copy of a speech delivered by United States Congressman Jacob Thompson from Mississippi to the House of Representatives on 9 January 1847. Thompson's opinions on military matters relating to the War with Mexico and slavery in newly...
Transcribed copy of a statement, presumably written by a Freedom School teacher, dated July 9, 1964. Discusses the teaching methods used in Freedom Schools, particularly using the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution to...
From the Belcher (Granville W. and Mary Caroline) Letters. Granville W. Belcher, a farmer from Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, served in company F, 57th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War. Belcher writes to his wife, Mary Caroline, on...
Transcribed copy of an essay written by a Freedom School volunteer. Describes the locations of the Freedom Schools, subjects taught, enrollment, activities, as well as the students' concerns regarding discrimination. Also discusses the burdens of...
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic medium unglazed dragon with feet and five scales on neck, perhaps used as candleholder or planter. Made by Margret Rey in 1974. 9" x 7" x 9"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic medium-sized bowl with white and brown glaze and spiral design on side. Made by Margret Rey in 1968. 9" x 3.5" x 9"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic glazed round white plate with brown criss-cross pattern and a thick brown rim, made by Margret Rey in 1973; 1" x 9" x 9"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic damaged brown and white glazed plate with cross and circle pattern. Made by Margret Rey in 1974. 9" x .5" x 9"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic glazed white plate with brown criss-cross pattern, marked "Test 1," made by Margret Rey in 1973; 1" x 9" x 9"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic large shallow bowl with circle and star pattern and pinched lip. Made by Margret Rey in 1975. 9" x 2.5" x 9"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic glazed round white plate with brown and blue eight-pointed star pattern; Made by Margret Rey, circa 1965-1980; .5" x 9" x 9"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic brown and white glazed plate with criss-cross pattern in center. Made by Margret Rey, circa 1965-1980. 9.5" x 1" x 9.5"
Front page aricle from the Student Printz, "No Confidence, Faculty Senate Votes After Two Suspensions." Featured in the Student Printz, vol. 88, issue 39 (9 March 2004) on page 1.
