Transcribed copy of a report by the General Legislative Committee of Mississippi based on findings from an investigation of the occupation of the University of Mississippi in 1962 by the United States Department of Justice. Action was taken in...
cartoon by Arthur Henrikson;"Percy" takes an arm of a lounging "Illinois voter" and says,"Get up and realize your potential!"Douglas" pushes the voter back down and says,"Relax--you've never had it so good!"
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 AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An man with an elephant head sits at a desk in an office in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Capitol dome can be seen through the window in the background. The elephant is reading a...
cartoon by Eddie Germano; A mailman delivers mail on Monday and a dog growls at him. The mailman says,"Here comes m'pal again with th'usual greeting!" On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday the dog runs after the mailman and bites at his...
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 Kate Greenaway Papers. Pencil sketch produced for "The Book of Girls" which was never published. (22.5 x 16.5 cm.) Side view of young woman in garden.
From the Kate Greenaway Papers. Pencil sketch produced for "The Book of Girls" which was never published. (22.5 x 16.5 cm.) Three girls with arms around each other0. Written caption "Sisters they are."
From the Kate Greenaway Papers. Pencil sketch produced for "The Book of Girls" which was never published. (25 x 13.5 cm.) Back view of woman in orchard waving. Has hand written verse "Behold a goddess of the apple and pear...."
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by William Sandeson. Richard Nixon stands in the doorway of the Oval Office with the door open. The door is drawn to resemble the cover of a book, and the thickness of the door resembles the page...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; An unidentified Freedom School student reading Ebony magazine while lounging on the front porch of a house on Gravel Line Street in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer 1964. A...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Vic Runtz. With one hand, Richard Nixon holds a piece of paper labeled "Exchange of visits." With his other hand, he gestures toward an outline of Charles de Gaulle and says, "My friend, the...
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana Governor Dave Treen sits at his desk telling reporters, "February 1st I'm off and running for re-election." Outside a man [Edwin Edwards] in a polka dot suit runs by saying, "...
cartoon by John Knudsen; A figure with an earth-shaped head carries a history book under one arm. The figure wears a slightly tattered jacket sporting a patch that says,"The School of Hard Knocks" His head bears some bumps and bandages, and the...
cartoon by Ed Valtman; Gerald Ford passes a document to a man wearing overalls and a button-down shirt with rolled sleeves. Ford has just signed the document and says,"Better late than never" The document reads "Pensions Plans Guaranteed Against...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Newly elected Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards (portrayed as a child in shirt, bow tie, short pants and top hat) stands in a doorway labeled "Entrance." Father Time, in a long...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man [Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill?] labeled "Demo. House" is dressed as the Easter Bunny and is digging a hole beside a tree on the lawn of the White House. A large basket...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor John McKeithen is using a crutch to walk, and one foot is bandaged and labeled "Tax raising ventures." He is standing outside an elevator door that is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. In the foreground is part of a desk with a nameplate: "Job of Director...La. Tourist Commission." Filling the rest of the cartoon is a large group of people. A woman is hurrying...
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...
