Oral history.; An interview on February 21, 2007 conducted with John Lindgren, an engineer at Ingalls Shipbuilding Co., who describes his experiences during Hurricane Katrina in Pascagoula, MS, including rebuilding his home.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. The Apollo 8 command module has just splashed into the ocean upon its return from the moon. Waves radiate out from the splashdown. Parachutes are deployed, and a Navy ship approaches...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 21, 2008 with Mark Currier, who describes his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A ship flying a banner with "Port of N.O." is labeled "General cargo trade." The ship is sailing in choppy waters. Large waves labeled...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Bob Taylor. Richard Nixon stands in a motorboat that is being swamped by high waves. With one hand, he uses a pail to bail water. With the other hand, he pulls on the cord of the outboard...
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...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 6, 2006 with Fred Dunaway and Caroline Dunaway. Residents of Back Bay, Biloxi, Mr. & Mrs. Dunaway discuss their experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on November 3, 1993 with Horace H. Harned Jr. (born 1920). He was a former Mississippi State legislator, a member of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, and an active segregationist during the years of...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on April 2, 1972 with Mr. R. Jess Brown in Jackson, Mississippi. Brown was born in Coffeeville, Kansas, on September 2, 1912, and was raised in Oklahoma. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Illinois...
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Santa Claus flies a biplane and waves. A wreath is on the plane's rudder. The cartoon caption is "Merry Christmas," formed from the plane's exhaust.
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. This cartoon is in two panels. On the left side, Ronald Reagan is dressed as Santa Claus. He rings a bell and says, “Ho, Ho, Ho.” Sound waves from the bell are labeled, “Pledge to...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. This cartoon is in two panels. In the top panel, labeled "Two years ago," a man labeled "City council" stands at a podium and points with his index finger while saying, "We must...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan is standing at the edge of a landmass (United States), and the U.S. Capitol dome is seen behind him under a night sky with a moon (left side of the cartoon). At...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Jimmy Carter is sweating and wiping his brow under a glaring sun. The sun has at its center an elephant head and a campaign button that reads, "Reagan & Bush '80." Around Carter...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Quebec" is in a dinghy tied to a very large ship labeled "Canada" which is moving through rough, choppy water. The man is holding a knife up ready to cut the rope...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man in colonial clothing is standing on the deck of a steamship labeled "Port of New Orleans...Louisiana USA," and he is facing toward the rear. Nearby are the words,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A jet airplane is flying through the air, with a label nearby which reads, "N.O.'s present and future supersonic age needs." Below the plane is a sonic boom with multiple jagged...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Stampone. A soldier in tall grass carrying gear and weapons expresses shock (or profanity) at the wording of a sign held by a surprised-looking person labeled “Supreme Court.” The sign...
cartoon by Eugene Payne; Two castaways float on a raft in the ocean. After seeing bottles, cans and other trash in the waves, one of the bearded men on the raft concludes, "We Must Be Nearing Land."