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...
Transcribed copy of a summary of the development of Mississippi Freedom Schools, lists of the number of schools and the number of students that attended each. Also includes an account of violent attacks against African Americans in Mississippi...
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...
Photograph from the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Black-and-white photograph of several armed men in uniform on the campus of the University of Mississippi, October 1, 1962. The men were part of the law enforcement effort to restore and maintain...
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic very small object (perhaps a stamp) with "REY" cut backwards on both ends, unglazed. Made by Margret Rey, circa 1965-1980. 1" x .5" x 1"
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of employees posing with new Ford automobiles in front of Barron Motors. A lone horse and wagon can be seen in the distance; negative only; 1 1/2 x 1 1/2
Photograph from the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Black-and-white photograph of a burned-out vehicle taken during the riots at the University of Mississippi in the fall of 1962. Riots broke out in late September as a result of the integration of...
Photograph of a crowd protesting President Shelby Thames' termination of tenured professors Gary Stringer and Frank Glamser. Students hold signs calling for Thames' impeachment, appointment of Glamser as university president, and other sentiments.
Photograph of a crowd protesting President Shelby Thames' termination of tenured professors Gary Stringer and Frank Glamser. People in the crowd hold signs calling for reinstatement of the professors, appointment of Glamser as university president,...
Photograph of a crowd protesting President Shelby Thames' termination of tenured professors Gary Stringer and Frank Glamser. People in the crowd hold signs of protest.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Ed Valtman. Nikita Khrushchev and Mao Zedong stand across from each other with a large square block, which has a hammer and sickle on it, between them. They are preparing to arm wrestle. 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...
Oral history.; Three interviews conducted on April 28, 30 and May 7, 1981 with Mr. Claude Ramsay at his office in Jackson, Mississippi. Ramsay was born in 1916 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He served briefly in the Civilian Conservation Corps...
