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.; Born on March 28, 1914, Dr. Eleanor Byrd Walters was born in Gunnison, Mississippi. In 1934, she received her B.S. in education from Delta State Teachers College and went on to earn several advanced degrees. From 1934 through 1943...
Oral history.; Mr. Ray William (Buck) Wells was born August 21, 1916, on a dairy farm three-fourths of a mile southwest of Mississippi Normal College (now The University of Southern Mississippi). Sometime around 1920 or 1921 he moved into...
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.; 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 Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Newsletter of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), dated December 9, 1963. The front-page story of this issue reports the bombing of the home of an African-American voter registration worker in...
Photocopy of a two-page typed letter from Nancy and Joe Ellin to "S and D," [Susan and Diane] written on Wednesday, July 8, 1964. The letter speaks of the teaching experiences of the Ellins in the Freedom Schools in Hattiesburg and the neighboring...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Newsletter published by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)" Topics in this issue include the beatings of civil rights workers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, announcements of the...
From the Okinawa World War II Photographs. Photograph of a destroyed bridge on the Naha Canal, presumed to have been taken during preliminary air raids on Okinawa during World War II. Photo was found by Sgt. Willie V. Oubre, 22nd Marine Brigade,...
From the Okinawa World War II Photographs. Photograph of a leveled supply route or supply station, presumed to have been taken during preliminary air raids on Okinawa during World War II. Photo was found by Sgt. Willie V. Oubre, 22nd Marine...
From the Okinawa World War II Photographs. Photograph of a destroyed government building, presumed to have been taken during preliminary air raids on Okinawa during World War II. Photo was found by Sgt. Willie V. Oubre, 22nd Marine Brigade, 6th...
From the Okinawa World War II Photographs. Photograph of supply routes near the Kokuba Channel, presumed to have been taken during preliminary air raids on Okinawa during World War II. Photo was found by Sgt. Willie V. Oubre, 22nd Marine Brigade,...
From the Okinawa World War II Photographs. Photograph of a destroyed bridge on the Kokuba Channel, presumed to have been taken during preliminary air raids on Okinawa during World War II. Photo was found by Sgt. Willie V. Oubre, 22nd Marine...
From the Okinawa World War II Photographs. Photograph of a supply route, presumed to have been taken during preliminary air raids on Okinawa during World War II. Photo was found by Sgt. Willie V. Oubre, 22nd Marine Brigade, 6th Marine Division.
From the Okinawa World War II Photographs. Photograph of a leveled bridge on the Naha Canal, presumed to have been taken during preliminary air raids on Okinawa during World War II. Photo was found by Sgt. Willie V. Oubre, 22nd Marine Brigade, 6th...
From the Okinawa World War II Photographs. Photograph of a factory site near the Kokuba Channel, presumed to have been taken during preliminary air raids on Okinawa during World War II. Photo was found by Sgt. Willie V. Oubre, 22nd Marine Brigade,...
From the Okinawa World War II Photographs. Photograph of a factory site near the Kokuba Channel, presumed to have been taken during preliminary air raids on Okinawa during World War II. Photo was found by Sgt. Willie V. Oubre, 22nd Marine Brigade,...
From the Okinawa World War II Photographs. Photograph of a supply route, presumed to have been taken during preliminary air raids on Okinawa during World War II. Photo was found by Sgt. Willie V. Oubre, 22nd Marine Brigade, 6th Marine Division.
From the Okinawa World War II Photographs. Photograph of a destroyed supply road, presumed to have been taken during preliminary air raids on Okinawa during World War II. Photo was found by Sgt. Willie V. Oubre, 22nd Marine Brigade, 6th Marine...
From the Okinawa World War II Photographs. Photograph of a distant view of a destroyed bridge on the Naha Canal, presumed to have been taken during preliminary air raids on Okinawa during World War II. Photo was found by Sgt. Willie V. Oubre, 22nd...
