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...
From the Map Collection. Map showing the counties of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana from 1870. Also shows cities, towns, and railroads. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1870 by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. in the Clerk's Office...
From the Map Collection. A map of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas counties and cities. Also marked are battlefields, important places, and state capitals. Scale of 50 geographical or 57.63 statute miles to one inch. "Entered according to Act...
From the Map Collection. A map showing the rivers of the Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas region. Cities are noted in all areas, counties are defined for Mississippi. On bottom "London. Published April 1832 by I.T. Hinton & Stimpkin & Marshall....
From the Map Collection. A color map showing the rivers, cities, and counties of parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. On bottom right "Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful...
From the Map Collection. A map of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi counties and cities. Published by A.J. Johnson, New York. On the bottom left inside the neatline "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1866, by A.J. Johnson, in the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two men labeled "Arkansas" and "Louisiana" are planning tennis with a ball labeled "Creationism." The man labeled Arkansas slams the ball, standing close to the net, and 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...
From the Map Collection. Map showing the counties of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas from 1860. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1860 by S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The trophy cup for the 35th Sugar Bowl [January 1, 1969] is shown in the lower portion of the cartoon. Above it are the team mascots for the University of Arkansas (razorback...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. A whale [sperm whale?] labeled "Wilbur Mills" lies on a beach far from the water, which is in the background of the cartoon, labeled "Political processes." The eyes of the whale...
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.; Tommie Dukes Sr. was born in 1906 in Richardson, Mississippi, a town that no longer exists. Mr. Dukes played baseball at Alcorn College and then played for semi-pro and Negro League teams. Among other teams, he played for the Memphis...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 11, 1982 with Professor N.R. Burger at his residence in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Burger was born on April 7, 1909 in Brookhaven, Mississippi. In 1932, he completed his undergraduate degree from Alcorn...
From Mrs. W's 1901 Diary. Mrs. W.'s diary paints a vivid portrait of the daily life of a middle class homemaker in 1901, and constitutes a daily account of the author's activities from April 1 - August 7, 1901.Very little biographical or historical...
Transcribed copy of a paper about racism in Mississippi during the 1960s. Follows the tribulations of college students who volunteered to register African Americans to vote during Freedom Summer. With regard to racism and white supremacy,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man is holding a huge trophy cup labeled, "Sugar Bowl Week." From the top of it can be seen a football labeled, "Sugar Bowl Classic" and several papers that read,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher; A teacher in Arkansas public schools has written, "In the beginning..." on the chalkboard and there is a book titled, "Balanced-Evolution-Creation Theories" on her desk. The...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. Senator J. William Fulbright wears the apron and hat of a grocery store produce section employee. He stands with his back to a huge display of fruit labeled, "Fulbright's...
