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.; Interview conducted on December 18, 1997 with Reuben Anderson. He was the first African-American to graduate from Ole Miss Law School. His professional experience includes the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., 1967-75;...
Oral history.; Mrs. Frances Ryals Terry was born July 30, 1923, in Greenville, Mississippi. She was a child during the Depression and during the flood of 1927. Mrs. Terry grew up near Hollandale, Mississippi. She graduated from Delta State...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Jim Ivey. In one panel, a cow labeled "Fla. [Florida] milk prices highest in U.S." jumps over the moon, followed by an Apollo spacecraft labeled "FTC" carrying a detective reminiscent of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by William Sandeson. Sherlock Holmes stands looking out the window of the drawing room of his home. He is smoking his pipe, holding it with one hand. In his other hand he holds, behind his back, a...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) newsletter that describes issues of interest, including the strike of the International Wood Workers of America against the Masonite Corporation in Laurel and...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Statement to Attorney General Ramsey Clark compiled by the National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower (NCFES) and delivered by a delegation led by Congressman William F. Ryan and Bayard Rustin....
From the McGuffey's Reading Charts. A chart intended to teach students how to read the English language. Lesson 12: Look at Bun. Is he not fat? See! he has a nut. Bun will crack it. He has a nest in the old tree on the hill. Lesson XIII is on the...
From the McGuffey's Reading Charts. A chart intended to teach students how to read the English language. Lesson 13: An old man sits down on the shore. He looks at the sea and is glad. Nell looks up at him. Lesson XII is on the reverse side.
From the McGuffey's Reading Charts. A chart intended to teach students how to read the English language. Lesson 16: See the boys on their sled! It is fun to slide down hill. Ann and Nell can not get on the sled. Lesson IX is on the reverse side.
From the McGuffey's Reading Charts. A chart intended to teach students how to read the English language. Lesson 17: Rose has a bird in a cage. She can hear him sing. Rose! let him sing a sweet song to me. Lesson VIII is on the reverse side.
From the McGuffey's Reading Charts. A chart intended to teach students how to read the English language. Lesson 18: Mary is with Dan by the pond. She will not go too near. See! Dan has my boat. Lesson VII is on the reverse side.
From the McGuffey's Reading Charts. A chart intended to teach students how to read the English language. Lesson 20: The cat is on the wall. Puss sees a bird; it is in the tree. She can not catch the bird; it is too high. Lesson V is on the reverse...
From the McGuffey's Reading Charts. A chart intended to teach students how to read the English language. Lesson 22: Come with me, Sue, to the pond, and see the swans. We will toss them some cake. Yes, I will go with you. Lesson III is on the...
From the McGuffey's Reading Charts. A chart intended to teach students how to read the English language. Lesson 3: Rap! rap! Dan has a pan. Ann had a pan. Dan has Nat's hat. Lesson XXII is on the reverse side.
From the McGuffey's Reading Charts. A chart intended to teach students how to read the English language. Lesson 5: Ann sees a frog. It is on a log. Hop, frog! See! it hops. Lesson XX is on the reverse side.
From the McGuffey's Reading Charts. A chart intended to teach students how to read the English language. Lesson 7: Ned is on his nag. See the nag trot! Don is Ned's dog. He is a good dog. Lesson XVIII is on the reverse side.
From the McGuffey's Reading Charts. A chart intended to teach students how to read the English language. Lesson 8: I see a pig. The pig ran from a dog. Is this a fat pig? It is a fat pig. Lesson XVII is on the reverse side.
From the McGuffey's Reading Charts. A chart intended to teach students how to read the English language. Lesson 9: See Ned's old hen! The nest has ten eggs in it. Nell will get the eggs. Lesson XVI is on the reverse side.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; SNCC research on Holmes County, Mississippi; compiled for the use and support of field offices in Mississippi. Includes extensive economic data, as well as demographic, political, and legal...
