Oral history.; Reverend Sammie Rash was born in Sunflower County, Mississippi, on July 31, 1942. His parents were sharecroppers, and in 1949 they moved the family to the McGann plantation in Bolivar County, where Reverend Rash grew up. In 1963...
Oral history.; Page discusses his family, his experiences as a black physician, the civil rights movement, his work in state politics, and the Mississippi Humanities Council.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 30, 1977 with the Reverend Sammie Rash (born 1942). Reverend Rash, the son of sharecroppers, has been very active in both civil rights activities and Mississippi politics, in addition to being a minister...
Oral history.; Ms. Sarah Bernice Arnold was born January 25, 1913, in Saltillo, Mississippi. She lived through the Depression and the closing of the banks in the 1930s, at which time she went to work sewing in a factory in Tupelo. Her husband,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An officer labeled "Open meeting law" carries a baton labeled "Judge's ruling" and rings the doorbell outside a meeting roomdoor in a hallway. A man has opened the door, and he...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. Much of the facade of a building labeled "Acknowledgment of God in public schools" has been blocked by a large barrier labeled "Supreme Court decision on Bible reading, prayer." One...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ayatollah Khomeini stands at the open door of a refrigerator that has frozen over. The freezer door has a large button labeled "Release hostages" and is also labeled "Defrost...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man in formal clothing is labeled "Britain" and is sitting in a large basket on a doorstep. He is looking over his shoulder at the door behind him. The door is labeled "Common...
cartoon by Eddie Germano;"On the threshold of miracles" is represented by a door that leads to "Man's Advancement in Heart Transplants." The step leading to the door is labeled "Medical Science." A man stops and sees the door, and thinks to...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. Richard Nixon carries a bouquet of flowers labeled "NATO talks," a heart-shaped box labeled "European priority," and a gift box labeled "de Gaulle visit" as he walks toward the...
Oral history.; An interview with Linda Hayles conducted on August 1, 2006. A former resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, Ms. Hayles discusses her experience evacuating before Hurricane Katrina as well as in its aftermath.
Oral history.; Interview conducted in November, 1994, with Clearese Cook. Ms. Cook grew up in the Irene Chapel Community of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She attended De Priest Consolidated School in the Palmers Crossing Community of Hattiesburg and...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 20, 2008 with Ellis Cuevas, who describes life in the Waveland, MS, area before and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on July 16, 2007 with Angelia Gray, a food and beverage director at a Hattiesburg hotel. She describes her experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina at home and at work in Hattiesburg, MS.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 13, 2006 with Jennifer Walley, who was a nurse in Picayune, Mississippi, during Hurricane Katrina. Miss Walley describes her preparations for the storm as well as the hurricane's impact on Crosby...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 2, 1974 with Mrs. Ellie J. Dahmer at her home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Dahmer was born in Jasper County, Mississippi in 1925. After completing high school at Jasper County Training School she...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on October 25, 1976 with Bert Fells, a Hattiesburg native. Mr. Fells served in the Air Force from 1966 to 1969, including a tour in Vietnam. In 1972, he returned to Mississippi to live and became director of...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on September 2, 1976 with the Honorable Hervey O. Hicks at his home in Benton, Mississippi. Hicks was born on a farm near Benton, Mississippi, in Yazoo County in 1900. In 1931, he ran a successful campaign for...
Oral history.; Discusses youth, racial attitudes, and teaching African American and white children as a substitute teacher. Also discusses life during the Great Depression, and rationing during World War II. Talks about the various employment she...
Oral history.; Reverend Robert James Jamison was born on May 28, 1936, and lived in both St. Louis, Missouri, and the community of Shake Rag in Tupelo, Mississippi. Reverend Jamison earned money in high school from carpentry and upon graduation, he...
