Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 10, 2005 with Emma West, a retired resident of Gulfport who describes surviving Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters and dealing with the day-to-day struggles of the storm's aftermath.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Vic Runtz. Melvin Laird, running, carries a board labeled "Board to examine role of military" toward the edge of a cliff. There is a gap between this part of the cliff and the other side, on...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana Governor Dave Treen stands on the edge of an unfinished bridge labeled, "La.'s capital improvement needs." The bridge extends no further than the river's edge. Treen...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan is standing at the edge of a landmass (United States), and the U.S. Capitol dome is seen behind him under a night sky with a moon (left side of the cartoon). At...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A school building is right at the edge of a tall cliff; the back sidewalk of the building is hanging off the edge. The front door welcome mat reads, "Opportunity." The void...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor John McKeithen, wearing mountaineering clothing, has a coil of rope attached to his belt. He is standing at the edge of a cliff, facing away from the edge,...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on March 14, 2006 with Penny Dean, Hancock County Board of Supervisors board secretary. Dean discusses her experiences during Hurricane Katrina as well as recovery efforts.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 27, 2006 with Hunter Dunaway in which he discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on June 12, 2007 and February 20, 2008 with Robert Gavagnie. A descendent of some of the first settlers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Mr. Gavagnie discusses his experiences as Chief of the Bay St. Louis...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 5, 2008 with Carrolyn Reeves Hamilton, Superintendent of Schools, Long Beach, Mississippi. Ms. Hamilton discusses her experience during and after Hurricane Katrina as well as the impact on Long Beach...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on January 21, 2006 with Natalie C. Brown. Miss Brown lived near the Tulane campus during Hurricane Katrina and describes her evacuation and return to the city.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 24, 1999 with Joseph Schwartz (born 1938). Schwartz was active in Friends of SNCC at Berkeley and went South in the autumn of 1964. He worked in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, from September 1964 to March 1965.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 27, 1993 with Frank Ellis Smith at his bookstore in Jackson, Mississippi. Smith was born on February 21, 1918 in Sidon, Mississippi. He is a six-term U.S. representative from Mississippi who is best...
Oral history.; Mr. Wesley C. Webb was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, on April 2, 1938. After his graduation from high school, Mr. Webb entered the Navy, boarding the U.S.S. Helena for Japan. For two years and nine months, Mr. Webb served in the...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 8, 1994 with Mrs. Elizabeth Price (born 1897). In the mid-1960s, Mrs. Price worked for the Civil Rights Commission, investigating and documenting issues of mistreatment as well as recruiting sympathizers....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Stampone. Uncle Sam watches with dismay as George McGovern and Eugene McCarthy, both with feathered wings strapped to their shoulders, stand poised to jump off the edge of a high cliff...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. Two fish (one with spectacles) watch as a box labeled "Hi-test nerve gas--Caution" sinks from where it has been dropped into the water from a boat. The fish with spectacles shows...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The front portion of a tank labeled "U.S. Grenada involvement" is on the right side of the cartoon, with gun aimed at the jungle on the left side. At the edge of the jungle is a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Vic Runtz. The scene is an artist's studio. A painting of the U.S. Capitol dome is on the easel and is labeled, "The Capitol scene." The drape is hanging from one edge of the painting. In the...
