From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man in colonial dress and labeled "N.O." stands before a high dam wall that is labeled, "Metropolitan hurricane protection." The dam wall has a huge hole that is labeled,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eddie Germano. Uncle Sam is dressed as a firefighter. With a fire hose, he is spraying water on large smoky areas labeled "Asia, Cyprus, Congo." The cartoon caption reads, "Trying to keep them...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on January 23, 1973 with Mr. William Dukes in his office in Gulfport, Mississippi. Dukes was born in the Sullivans' Hollow area near Raleigh, in Smith County, Mississippi on January 15, 1927. After his discharge...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on December 14, 1972 with Mr. Percy Greene at his office in Jackson, Mississippi. Greene was born on September 7, 1897 in Jackson, Mississippi and died on April 16, 1977. He was very active in the civil rights...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on October 7, 1976 with Dr. W. B. Thompson at his office at Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi. Thompson was born on November 5, 1920 in Columbus, Mississippi. After returning from service in World War...
Oral history.; The Honorable Frank D. Barber was born on April 2, 1929, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Barber attended the University of Mississippi for a year before volunteering for the U.S. Army which involved National Guard work in the U.S. and...
From the Southern Tourism Collection. A municipal report created in 1964 that details the history of the city of Hattiesburg and also contains a large amount of information about the infrastructure, government, and developments occurring in 1964.
From the Whyte (Iain) Civil Rights Collection. A Freedom Summer worker talking with an African American man on the porch of a building in Greenville, Mississippi.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The memorandum from Leon Shull is typed on Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) letterhead that lists the national board members on the reverse side of the page. The content of the memo...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; Appendix C explains the history and platform of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), lists the executive committee members, and sets out a plan for the Congressional challenge. ...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This report describes actions that were taken in the planning and preparation stages of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's (MFDP) Congressional challenge. It notes the help that...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The report covers the Mississippi Student Union (MSU) convention that was held in Jackson. It relates that 50 delegates from MSU chapters across the state discussed a state-wide school...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This brochure outlines the goals and activities of the Mississippi Student Union (MSU) in the early 1960s. It describes the organization's structure and its coordination with the Council of...
A three-page typed letter written by Joseph Ellin to "the Editor of the [Kalamazoo] Gazette," July 10, 1964. The document describes the local violence associated with the movement, the conditions in Hattiesburg, and opinions on desegregation. Also...
From the Paul B. Johnson Family Papers. Erle Johnston, Jr., director of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, writes to Governor Paul B. Johnson, Lieutenant Governor Carroll Gartin, and E.K. Collins on 10 March 1964, concerning the alleged...
From the Paul B. Johnson Family Papers. Erle Johnston, Jr., director of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, writes to Governor Paul B. Johnson and Lieutenant Governor Carroll Gartin on 5 May 1964, concerning the dismissal of Dr. A.D....
From the Faulkner (Leesha) Civil Rights Collection. Confidential report regarding Tougaloo College submitted by Attorney Shelby R. Rogers to Erle Johnston, Chair of the State Sovereignty Commission.
From the Paul B. Johnson Family Papers. Erle Johnston, Jr., director of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, writes to Governor Paul B. Johnson, Lieutenant Governor Carroll Gartin, and E.K. Collins, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary...
