Oral history.; An interview conducted August 29, 2006 with Pam McVey, a nurse at Biloxi Regional Medical Center, who describes Hurricane Katrina's devastating effects on the hospital and its patients.
Oral history.; Biloxi Police Director Tommy Moffett was born March 2, 1950, in Taylorsville, Mississippi. He grew up in a household of ten siblings, and they all helped in sharecropping until Mr. Moffett was fifteen years old. His childhood was...
Oral history.; Reverend Sammie Rash was born in Sunflower County, Mississippi, on July 31, 1942. His parents were sharecroppers, and in 1949 they moved the family to the McGann plantation in Bolivar County, where Reverend Rash grew up. In 1963...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 30, 1977 with the Reverend Sammie Rash (born 1942). Reverend Rash, the son of sharecroppers, has been very active in both civil rights activities and Mississippi politics, in addition to being a minister...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Merle Cunnington. Railroad tracks extend from the front center of the cartoon into the distance. A sheet of paper with "Dwindling supply of energy" lies on the railroad ties in the foreground....
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev [?] sit in a car with their arms folded in a defiant pose. The car is stalled on railroad tracks and has been there for enough time to have cobwebs...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A school building is right at the edge of a tall cliff; the back sidewalk of the building is hanging off the edge. The front door welcome mat reads, "Opportunity." The void...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Uncle Sam drives a car at speed along a road and approaches a sharp turn. A suitcase labeled, "Miami Beach" is on the car trunk. The words, "1968...The year of the unexpected in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher; A man approaches a member of the City Council during the "Police Brutality Hearings" with a note that reads, "The hostages should have stayed in Iran." A member of the City...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher; Jimmy Carter approaches an office door where the man inside is calling out, "Come in, come in...the door's always open." The man represents Congress. Above the door there is a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eugene Payne. In an open, wooden garage or barn, a man sits on a crate painting large signs with the words, "Impeach Earl Warren." A sleeping dog, a vehicle tire, and an open aluminum can are...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Uncle Sam stands holding only the frame of an umbrella. A tag hanging from the umbrella is labeled "Inadequate defense." A large group of missiles labeled "Possible enemy missile...
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...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eddie Germano. The Ranger 7 spacecraft is shown with a face and arms. Ranger 7 is playing a guitar and singing as it approaches its final destination, the moon. Musical notes, stars, galaxies,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. Ronald Reagan is kneeling beside a stream of water, where he is panning for gold. He smiles to see a large nugget labeled "California tax increase" in his pan. In the background,...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 27, 2006 with Hunter Dunaway in which he discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 22, 2007 with Mark Jones. A relief worker with Urban Life Ministries, Mr. Jones describes his experiences distributing meals and supplies following Hurricane Katrina.
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.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on August 2, 2007 and October 9, 2007 with Edmond Boudreaux, Jr., a longtime Mississippi Gulf Coast resident and active local historian of the region. Mr. Boudreaux discusses the impact of Hurricane Katrina on...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 21, 1972 with the Honorable Russell C. Davis in his office in Jackson, Mississippi. He was born in Rockville, Maryland. After completing two years at the University of Maryland, Davis took employment...
