From the Maurer (John B.) Freedom Summer Photographs; The photograph shows three young men reading from scripts, and two young girls sitting and facing them.
Typewritten letter from Matthew Zwerling to his parents, Israel and Florence Zwerling, dated August 11, 1964. Discusses work in Marks, Mississippi, the possibility of future work in Tunica, and the recent convention of the Mississippi Freedom...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. Flyer advertising a town hall meeting about civil rights in Mississippi to be held at New York University on August 20, 1964. Lists the panelists involved, and details of date, time, and...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. Program for a Town Hall meeting held at New York University on August 20, 1964. The meeting,"Hearing on Mississippi," featured panelists listening to another group testify on their...
Pamphlet advertising the newly opened Elam Arms residence hall for men. Elam Arms was built in 1965, and it originally operated as a privately owned residence hall across Hardy Street from the University of Southern Mississippi campus.
Photograph of the first members of the University of Southern Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, installed February 20, 1965, at a banquet held in their honor at the University Commons. First row: Bracie Smith, George Westerfield, Reed Green, Dr....
cartoon by Eddie Germano; An "area town hall" is having "budget meetings." Bursting out of the roof is a missle labeled "tax rates." The missile "zooms" out of the building into the night sky.
From the Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers. This is the first page of an issue of The Temple journal, showing an article promoting a speaking engagement of Rabbi Ben-Ami on April 4, [1965]. Ben-Ami's topic was Jews in the Civil Rights Movement. Also...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man smoking a pipe is standing next to a wall with a sign on it that reads, "Demo. nomination for District B city council seat." He is looking toward a black desk telephone...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Part of a closed door is seen in the cartoon, with a sign identifying the interior as "City Hall." Next to the door frame are a suggestion box and a sign above it on the wall....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A large barrel labeled, "Liquor law violations...Pinball, prostitution, etc." sits on a desk with a name plate labeled, "City Hall." A spigot in the barrel barely drips into a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A small boy wearing a top hat, shorts, and shoes is labeled "'68." He is looking around the doorframe from the hall into a room where a chalk board is propped up on a large desk...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Proposed plan of action for Mississippians who will take part in the Poor People's Campaign in Washington, D.C., in the spring of 1968. The Poor People's Campaign was sponsored and organized by the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. City Hall in New Orleans is shown in the background with "City in crisis" above it. In the foreground is a voting booth with curtain open to reveal the voting machine inside....
