Oral history.; Interview conducted on November 11, 1995 with Larry Rubin (born 1942). In 1961, he helped to register voters in the South for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. In late 1963 and in 1964, Mr. Rubin worked as a civil rights...
From the Maurer (John B.) Freedom Summer Photographs; The photograph shows a Freedom Project volunteer, named Lynn, preparing to conduct an adult literacy class for African-American adults in Ruleville, Mississippi, in July of 1964.
Transcript of a speech given to teachers during training for the Mississippi Freedom Project in 1963. Describes some of the problems faced by African Americans, especially children, in the 1960s. Includes personal experiences and observations of...
Memo from Virginia Steele, co-coordinator of the Mississippi Summer Project libraries, to librarians, dated July 28, 1964. Discusses improvements to the library collections, services offered, and various projects within the libraries.
Photograph of children playing on the Demonstration school. Adults (caregivers? future teachers?) are nearby and appear to be observing. Barns and a water tower are in the background. Photograph featured in the 1922 Neka Camon on page 60.
Photograph of adults and children standing in front of the Roberts School, a one room schoolhouse in Jackson County, Mississippi. The Roberts School now stands in the courtyard of Owings-McQuagge Hall. [See related file: mus.rg002.u0274p]
Photograph of adults and children standing in front of the Roberts School, a one room schoolhouse in Jackson County, Mississippi. The Roberts School now stands in the courtyard of Owings-McQuagge Hall. Photograph also found in Chester M. Morgan's...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A young man walks along a sidewalk holding a piece of paper labeled "Voting at eighteen." Two hands reach down and pat him on the head. The sleeve of one hand is labeled "Goldwater,"...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A man labeled "Congress" sits at a student's school desk in a classroom. He is holding a textbook open to the section on "Legislation," and the textbook is slanted up so the open...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A young man labeled "Impressionable youth" rests with chin on fist and appears contemplative. Above him is the large word, "Smut," and falling from above him are many pages and...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Arthur Henrikson. A very tall, slim young man labeled "18, 19, 20 year olds" is shown in the center of the cartoon. On one side of him, a donkey labeled "Dem." [Democrat] stands, leaning...
Oral history.; Ms. Margaret Keith Andresen was born in Biloxi, Mississippi on May 3, 1943. She attended Perkinston High School and the Perkinston Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. As a teacher at Moss Point High School from...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on October 21, 1996 with Mr. Charles Cobb (born 1943) in Washington, D.C. In the summer of 1962, he was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) field secretary in Ruleville, Mississippi, where he and...
A collection of six 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 February 19, 2009 with John Dubuisson, Chief of Police in Pass Christian, Mississipi. Mr. Dubuisson discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 16, 2008 with Rod Dickson-Rishel, pastor of the Mississippi City United Methodist Church. Reverend Dickson-Rishel discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 19, 2005 with Stacey Goldsmith. Ms. Goldsmith discusses her experience during and after Hurricane Katrina in Brandon, Mississippi.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on November 3, 2005 with Barbra Kay ""Babs"" Faulk. Director of the South Central Mississippi Chapter of the American Red Cross, Ms. Faulk discusses her experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on December 6, 2007 with Kathryn Anne ""Sally"" James. A lifelong Pass Christian resident, Ms. James describes the impact of Hurricane Katrina on her family and the city of Pass Christian, Mississippi.
