Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 19, 1975 with Otho Monroe (born 1912). Mr. Monroe was superintendent of the Senatobia School District from 1949 until 1968, when he resigned in protest of school desegregation.
Oral history.; Discusses Murchison's time spent in the United States Army. Particularly focuses on his participation in the Vietnamese Conflict. During that time, Murchison served both as an adviser and in an actual unit. He received a number of...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Typewritten letter from Dick [Richard Bernstein] to Joe Ellin, dated July 29, 1964. Discusses time spent in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and commends Joe on his contribution to the civil...
From the Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers. This flyer advertises a campaign headed by comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory to send 20,000 turkeys to needy families in Mississippi. The flyer announces that for $5.00, Chicagoans can donate...
Photocopy of a two-page typed letter from Joe and Nancy Ellin to "Mom and Dad" [Joe's parents], dated August 7, 1964. The letter discusses the lack of Freedom School materials and what types of books should be donated to help the cause. It...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Three male volunteers begin a morning of voter registration canvassing in an African American neighborhood in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer, 1964. The man on the right is Dick...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Paste-ups for the jacket or title page of The Bear Hunt, The Gypsy Camp, Saving the Old Mill, and Shipwrecked on Christmas Island from the Dick and Janet Cherry series, from the books series of the McLoughlin...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eddie Germano. A wooden sign with the message "Bring us together" has been erected on a portion of the globe (the curve of the Earth is apparent, but the landform doesn't much resemble the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eddie Germano. A cartoonist is shown working at the drafting table, pen in hand, with question marks surrounding his head. The faces of three past presidents (Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eddie Germano. Richard Nixon is in his bathroom, standing at the sink before the mirror, preparing to shave his face. He has a full cup of shaving foam and has applied a large coat of foam,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. With his right hand, President Richard Nixon gestures toward a group of very large men with menacing faces who are wearing old-style football uniforms without helmets. Nixon looks...
A collection of eight interviews with participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement. The people interviewed discuss how they came to participate in the civil rights movement, their various activities, including voter registration, Freedom...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 16, 2008 with Rod Dickson-Rishel, pastor of the Mississippi City United Methodist Church. Reverend Dickson-Rishel discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on November 12, 1981 and February 6, 1982 with Judge J. P. Coleman. Coleman was born on December 9, 1914 in Fentress, Mississippi. After attending the University of Mississippi, he was invited to work in...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 28, 1981 with Reverend Clinton Collier at the Methodist Church in Morton, Mississippi. Collier was born on August 24, 1909 in rural Neshoba County. After completing the eighth grade, which was as high as...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 18, 1980 with Charles Hudson Griffin (born 1926). Griffin served in the office of U. S. Congressman John Bell Williams until 1968 when he campaigned for the position himself. He served three terms...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 22, 2007 with Barry McIlwain, a business owner in Pascagoula, MS, who describes losing and rebuilding his home as well as the local, state, and federal relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 21, 1972 with the Honorable Russell C. Davis in his office in Jackson, Mississippi. He was born in Rockville, Maryland. After completing two years at the University of Maryland, Davis took employment...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 24, 1972 with Dr. William Penn Davis at his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Davis was born in Union County, Mississippi on August 5, 1903. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mississippi College in...
Oral history.; Three interviews conducted on December 12, 1975, January 19, 1976, and January 23, 1991 with Mr. C.J. Duckworth in his office in Jackson, Mississippi. Duckworth was born in Summerland, Mississippi, Smith County, on February 25,...