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...
Oral history.; Three interviews conducted on April 28, 30 and May 7, 1981 with Mr. Claude Ramsay at his office in Jackson, Mississippi. Ramsay was born in 1916 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He served briefly in the Civilian Conservation Corps...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Rising crime problem" sits on one corner of a large "Suggestion box" that is placed next to a wall under a sign that reads, "Southern Governors Conference." A...
Oral history.; Interviews conducted on May 11 and 12, 1992 with James C. Simpson (1930-1994). Simpson was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives from Harrison County in 1964. He served six more consecutive terms covering more than 20...
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on April 3, 1995 and June 8, 1995 with Constance Baker (born 1912). Mrs. Baker has spent her life working for civil rights and in teaching. She was involved in the Head Start program from its inception and...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana Governor Dave Treen is at his desk, on which are a large ruler labeled "Expected revenues" and a large roll of paper labeled "Appropriations bill." Treen, sweating, is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Dave Treen and another man hold a large book between them, titled "La. budget projections." They are startled as a large bullet passes through the book,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Gerald Ford holds a pen in his hand. Behind him on the wall is a large poster with a man [Tip O'Neill?] dressed as Santa Claus holding a large sack over his shoulder. The sack...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man dressed in colonial clothing stands holding a large book with "Story of Louisiana" on its cover. He is facing away, looking at a large factory with a large sign on its...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eddie Germano. A large book is labeled "Wave of published memoirs by late Pres. Kennedy associates." A man labeled "Dedicated officials" is lying flat between the pages of the book, with arms...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Stampone. A man and woman stand beside their small car, a Volkswagen Beetle, which is parked in front of their small house. Next door is a very large house with double garage and fenced...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on February 2, 1976 with James Cohen (born 1920). Since 1953, Mr. Cohen has been active in several civic associations in Hattiesburg and provides insight into the city's race relations and politics from the 1950s...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 19, 2009 with George Bass, Chief of Long Beach Fire Department. He talks about losing his home and his other experiences in Long Beach during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on November 12, 1997 with Winifred Green (born 1937). After earning a bachelor's degree in English from Millsaps College in 1963, Mrs. Green and four other women formed Mississippians for Public Education, one...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on January 23, 1973 with Mr. William Dukes in his office in Gulfport, Mississippi. Dukes was born in the Sullivans' Hollow area near Raleigh, in Smith County, Mississippi on January 15, 1927. After his discharge...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on November 6, 1979 with Dr. Arthur Lewis, emeritus professor of mathematics, emeritus professor of physics and astronomy, and emeritus Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Mississippi. Lewis...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on November 1, 1995 with Joe Martin (born 1943). Mr. Martin became inspired by Medgar Evers after hearing him in elementary school. Martin and his Burgland High football friends formed an NAACP youth group. Mr....
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 5, 1998 with Judge Fred L. Banks, Jr. (born 1942). In the late 1960s, Judge Banks began his law career by serving for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. He was elected three times to the House of...
From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of a large, multi-windowed building with a large smokestack and a car parked out front sits across a large field. Caption on back reads, “blanket factory, Goodyear Road, Picayune.”
Cartoon by Ricky Nobile titled "From the Rock 'n' on a roll," celebrating the 2003 football season, including an 8-0 Conference USA record and a trip to the Liberty Bowl. Coach Jeff Bower and a large eagle labeled "Champions" ride in a muscle car...
