From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. Georgia Governor (and later Lieutenant Governor) Lester Maddox stands behind the counter of a cafeteria (restaurant). The counter is labeled "Maddox political cafeteria." Maddox...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Unfinished cartoon on the reverse side of cartoon number 833. An American soldier is climbing a steep, rocky surface labeled "Vietnam" without ropes. He carries his rifle and a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Reg Manning. In the upper frame of the cartoon, Uncle Sam gestures toward a man labeled "Little Rhodesia," who is standing near a sign labeled "Off limits, U.N. sanctions." Uncle Sam says, "I...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. J. William Fulbright is hammering together the framing of a wooden doghouse in a yard near a high stone wall. A hand saw, bucket of nails, and cut wood pieces are on the ground...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Knudsen. A giant hand suspends a birdcage over a curved chessboard (curve denotes the Earth). The cuff just behind the hand bears a hammer and sickle symbol. Standing inside the cage is a...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on September 14, 1977 with Mr. Semmes Luckett, attorney at law, at his office in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Luckett was born on October 28, 1905 in Yazoo City, Mississippi. He entered the University of Mississippi...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on April 18, 1996 with Zoya Zeman (born 1943). Ms. Zeman was a civil rights activist who worked on the Mississippi Summer Project in Clarksdale, where she worked at the community center, organizing classes and...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Stampone. Lyndon Johnson stands listening to a man labeled "Congress." Johnson holds a piece of paper in one hand with the heading "State of the Union" and on it are the words,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The cartoon is divided into two panels. On the left side, Fidel Castro plays a guitar and sings, "Gren-ah-Da." On the right side, Castro's cigar has exploded. Puffs of smoke...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin are carrying a large plate of glass that is labeled "Peace treaty." Jimmy Carter stands behind the glass with index finger raised. In the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Yasir Arafat, labeled “PLO,” stands on a large block labeled "Cornerstone for peace" and yells, "Call for an oil boycott, it'll lead to war." Jimmy Carter, Menachem Begin,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Uncle Sam is being held up. He holds a satchel labeled "U.S. oil dependency" in one hand. His other hand is raised, and he is looking over his shoulder at the robber, a man in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A large American flag flies at half mast on the horizon. In the upper corners of the cartoon are the dates 1890 (left) and 1969 (right). Below 1890, on the horizon, are a horse and...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Colombia" is kicking Fidel Castro out of a forest or jungle. Castro is holding a satchel labeled "Cuban offensive into Central America" and is saying, "You win...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Leonid Brezhnev and Fidel Castro sit at a theater dressing room mirror. Brezhnev holds a pot of grease paint and an applicator, and his face is covered with the paint which...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A Soviet military officer is holding a pail, labeled "U.S. grain," for a horse to eat. The horse is hitched to a cart that holds a large box labeled "Ammunition" and a missile....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The cartoon is in two parts. In the left panel, Leonid Brezhnev is a ventriloquist sitting in a chair while holding a toy bear in his lap. The bear has the five Olympic rings on...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Jimmy Carter, Anwar Sadat, and Menachim Begin stand together holding a large net labeled, "Will-o-the-wisp." In the net is a large dove with an olive branch in its beak. The...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. On a map of Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union is shaped like a bear. Its mouth is open and beginning to eat Poland. A Soviet star is placed in the bear's forehead. The cartoon...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled, "Viet Cong" plays a piano with three pipes on top that resemble cannon barrels. The song on the piano is called, "Stop the bombing." The cannons are emitting...
