Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 13, 1993 with Mr. Erle Johnston at his home in Forest, Mississippi. Johnston was born on October 10, 1917 in Garyville, Louisiana. In 1941, he moved Forest, Mississippi and bought the fledgling...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Leonid Brezhnev leans toward a man holding a paper labeled, "Polish Party Congress." Brezhnev whispers, "Did you hear the one about the Russian who couldn't stand any more...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eddie Germano. Against the backdrop of the Milky Way, two astronauts whose helmets are labeled "U.S." and "Russia," are standing on the Earth. Each is balancing on one foot and trying to step...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eddie Germano. Richard Nixon is standing on top of the earth, shown by latitude and longitude lines at his feet. He is hidden from view, except for his head, by a tall curtain. A sign on the...
cartoon by Ben Wicks; One man is shown holding a telephone receiver to his chest and covering the speaking end with his hand. He tells Brezhenev,"It's the Russian Jews. They're all starting to write books." Brezhenev is holding a newspaper with...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Knudsen. Graves are marked with crosses in a graveyard. One cross is topped with a U.S. soldier's helmet, and the soldier's identification tag is nailed to it. The cross has the words,...
Oral history.; Reverend Oliver D. Gilmer was born in Kentucky on May 31, 1927. As he grew up on a farm, he attended a one-teacher school from primer through the eighth grade. During World War II, he was drafted into the Army. He served in the...
Interviews conducted on 04-21-1977 and 05-12-1977 with Unita Blackwell (born 1933). Ms. Blackwell was a field worker for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1964 and also served that year as a delegate of the Mississippi Freedom...
Materials in this collection were donated by William M. Colmer: First accession-1970. Additional information online at: http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m024.htm
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The cartoon is divided in the center by a vertical line and a sign with "Poland's border." On the left side, a man labeled "Independent union movement" holds a sign that reads,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Lech Walesa is sitting behind a desk in an office. Behind him on the wall is a large banner that reads, "Solidarity forever." Through the large office window can be seen...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Lyndon Johnson and Leonid Brezhnev are in drag strip cars shaped like nuclear missiles. Each car has the atomic symbol near the nose of the rocket shape. The cars are side by...
cartoon by Eddie Germano; Czech is represented by Goldilocks, and Russia is symbolized as an angry bear. The cartoon plays on the fairy tale "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." Goldilocks/Czech is startled by the large unfriendly bear/Russia. As...
cartoon by Ed Valtman; Two men, one Russian and one Chinese, are fighting over a ship's wheel labeled "world communism." One of the men is wearing the communist hammer and sickle on his chest.
cartoon by John Riedell; Charles DeGaulle's image is on the left of the frame. Minature paratroopers holding their weapons are jumping off DeGaulle's nose. One of the parachutes is labeled,"Russian paratroops training with the French."
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Knudsen. A large ship labeled "Russian Navy" is steaming through the Mediterranean Sea. The gun mounted at the ship's prow has been fired toward some small ships in the distance. A...
cartoon by John Knudsen; The huge boots of a giant soldier stand amidst a now partially ruined Czechoslovakian town. The boots are labeled "Russian occupation," and flames labeled "Czech indignation" flare up from beneath the soles of the boots.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Knudsen. Uncle Sam holds the naked frame of an umbrella labeled "Treaty banning nuclear weapons from outer space." A missile labeled "New Russian orbiting bomb" flies above Uncle Sam.The...
A collection of ten 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...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on August 31, 2009 with David Elliott. A newscaster at WLOX-TV, Mr. Elliott describes his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
