A collection of interviews with African-Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, circa twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, who knew Colonel John Robinson, an African-American pilot who was tapped by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie in the...
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; In this pamphlet published by the White Citizens' Council of Winona, Mississippi, Gillespie states that racial separation is the way to support racial harmony. He says that Soviet Communists are...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Chehardy" is dressed to resemble a Mexican (vest and sombrero) and plays the guitar while sitting on a fence where a sign reads, "Entrance to Churchill Farms,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A building hosting a boxing match between Jefferson Parish (La.) sheriff [Harry] Lee and assistant district attorney [Art] Lentini is falling down. There is a large hole in the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "School board" and a woman who has dropped her protest sign are pulling at the arms of a school child, who is stretched between them. The protest sign reads,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Three men are riding in a bus which is labeled "Unity" at the front and "Regional transit authority" on the side. The men are labeled "Tammany...Jeff...Orleans." The man labeled...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Jeff officials" holds a newspaper in his hand with the headline, "Drainage bonds pass." Buildings are in the background. The man is speaking to an elderly man...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans Mayor Ernest Morial carries a briefcase labeled "Joint ventures to benefit all." A paper sticking out of the case is labeled “Regional transit." Morial is standing...
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.; Interview conducted on December 3, 1971 with the Honorable Charles Evers at his office in Fayette, Mississippi. Evers was born on September 11, 1922 in Decatur, Mississippi. In 1950, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in social...
Oral history. Interview conducted on March 4, 1972 with Associate Justice Thomas Pickens Brady, of the Supreme Court of Mississippi in his chambers in Jackson, Mississippi. Brady was born on August 6, 1903, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 17, 1972 with Associate Justice Thomas Pickens Brady, of the Supreme Court of Mississippi in his chambers in Jackson, Mississippi. This is the second part of an interview conducted on March 4, 1972 with...
The dining hall record contains daily entries listing the food served at each meal during the day - breakfast, dinner, and supper. Most entries also include a brief note of daily activities, including reunions, deaths, visits, and other events. The...
From the Davis (Jefferson) Letters collection. A letter from Colonel H.K. Craig, Chief of Ordnance, to Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War, dated 28 September 1853. Craig informs Davis about the death of Captain J.M. Morgan, commanding officer of the...
