From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; Newsletter from Amite County; discusses trial of white men for a racially-motivated beating, and local agriculture and federal farm subsidies.
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 the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A man is sitting up in bed, having just awakened from a nightmare. He is sweating and afraid. He sees a menacing cloud of smoke outside his window that reads, "Revolution in the...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; Collected civil rights related news reports collected by WATS lines from field offices in Mississippi.
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man wearing a shirt labeled "Violence" is holding a watering can used for gardening. The "plant" he is about to water is composed of bombs, dynamite, and hand grenades, all in a pot...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher; A tombstone of RFK with a wreath next to it reads, "Restoration of America's Moral Values"and "Control of Crime and Violence."
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Brief report of news and developments in Holly Springs and surrounding areas. Topics include problems with distribution of relief supplies, a rape trial in Memphis, Tennessee, and a $1.5 million...
From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Notes regarding a telephone conversation between Roy Reed of the Atlanta Bureau of the New York Times and Bill Minor of the New Orleans Times Picayune, dated June 21, 1966. Briefly discusses mob violence at...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Press release by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) regarding the comments of Senator James O. Eastland of Mississippi to the press about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the upcoming SCLC...
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 Jon Kennedy. Uncle Sam, with rolled up sleeves, stands over a wash tub. With one hand, he pours hot water from a kettle labeled "Public disgust" into the wash tub. With the other, he holds a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. In the foreground of the cartoon a large Lyndon Johnson, dressed as a cowboy, wears a big campaign button with the words, "You never had it so good." In the background, a woman...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. Three crosses stand in a row on a hill, the one in the center larger than the others. The center cross has "For God so loved..." on it. The crosses and the crest of the hill are...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. At the bottom of the cartoon is part of the Earth, with an outline of the U.S. apparent against the lines of latitude and longitude. A man without facial features is dressed in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man holds a large umbrella over his head, concealing his head. A paper by his feet has the words, "Presidential candidate," and the umbrella is labeled, "Secret Service...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Hy Rosen. Leonid Brezhnev stands in the lit doorway of a darkened room, wearing a trench coat and fedora. The window of the room is open. The leader of Czechoslovakia (Dubcek) sits behind a...
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; In this statement by J. Edgar Hoover to the National Commission on the Causes and Preventions of Violence, he notes the increase in violent crime in the U. S. and examines some of its origins. He...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An arm labeled, "Human response in time of disaster," is holding out money labeled, "Aid to Camille victims." Underneath the arm, three running men run are looking back over...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. Two crosses with crucified men are shown, the closer one wearing a crown of thorns. The base of a third cross is seen in the foreground. In front of the prominent cross, a man's...
