From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor John McKeithen is sitting in a chair on top of a giant ballot box that is labeled, "Overwhelming vote of confidence." The box is locked with a hasp and a...
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 Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Article from unidentified magazine about athe Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC); discusses efforts by organized labor and the federal government to weaken or destroy the group.
cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; The Legislature is symbolized by a man with an ax. A stack of logs is labeled "other problems," but he looks at a single "remap" log and says,"I'll handle it easily." At this point he is at the "start of the session."...
Transcribed copy of a statement, presumably written by a Freedom School teacher, dated July 9, 1964. Discusses the teaching methods used in Freedom Schools, particularly using the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution to...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Muhammad Ali is standing in front of the Great Seal of the United States, making a speech with his index finger up in the air. He has bandages on both cheeks. The eagle on the...
From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Essay written by Campbell in which he addresses the topics of race relations and Christian action toward those who support segregation. He notes that Christians should embrace the differences among humans and...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; SNCC research on Clay County, Mississippi; compiled for the use and support of field offices in Mississippi. Includes extensive economic data, as well as demographic, political, and legal...
cartoon by Reg Manning; A dashed line marks the border between the U.S. and Mexico. On the U.S. side, a thug of a man labeled "Crime in the U.S." holds up a man at gun point. On the Mexico side, a man labeled "Governor of Baja California, Mexico"...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan stands at the entrance of a labyrinth drawn to resemble office cubicles. He carries a briefcase labeled, "Simple solutions," and his face shows surprise. An...
A collection of eight interviews with participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement. The people interviewed discuss how they came to participate in the civil rights movement, their various activities, including voter registration, Freedom...
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; The pamphlet stresses segregation is a successful system, because it is based on the realization that the races get along best when they are not forced to mingle socially.
Program cover reads, "Hattiesburg, Miss. The Logical Point for the State Normal School September Sixth 1910 Hotel Hattiesburg." The purpose of this banquet was to persuade the Board of Trustees to locate the new college in Hattiesburg. Also found...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. David Stockman is dressed as a Cavalry soldier riding on a horse waving a flag which reads, "Raise excise taxes." Arrows are flying at Stockman and the horse. The horse is...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This report describes the inadequate conditions of Beasley School, an African American elementary school in Pheba, Mississippi, in 1965. It gives details of the boycott of the school, which...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This report describes the inadequate conditions of Beasley School, an African American elementary school in Pheba, Mississippi, in 1965. It gives details of the boycott of the school, which...
From Mrs. W's 1901 Diary. Mrs. W.'s diary paints a vivid portrait of the daily life of a middle class homemaker in 1901, and constitutes a daily account of the author's activities from April 1 - August 7, 1901.Very little biographical or historical...