Oral history.; Interview conducted on November 20, 1994 with Iva E. Sandifer (born 1918). Ms. Sandifer taught in the Hattiesburg public school system for thirty-one years. She served as secretary for her local NAACP chapter and as president of the...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on October 7, 1976 with Dr. W. B. Thompson at his office at Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi. Thompson was born on November 5, 1920 in Columbus, Mississippi. After returning from service in World War...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A letter carrier stands outside a building with "U.S. Postal Service" on the window. He has a bag on his shoulder and he holds letters. He looks over his shoulder at the banner...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards is dressed as Santa Claus and is driving his sleigh through the night sky. In his sleigh is a large bag labeled, "Teachers-state employes [sic:...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man dressed in a black overcoat labeled, "CIA" holds a large bag of money that has a hole in the bottom. Behind the man is a trail of collars and coins, labeled "Subsidies for...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A newspaper carrier sits in a chair before a table with a large crystal ball. The boy has a newspaper bag over his shoulder that is labeled, "The Times Picayune." He holds his...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Uncle Sam is dressed as a letter carrier. His clothes are patched and threadbare, and he is labeled, "Post Office deficit." He is carrying a full mail bag over his shoulder as...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man dressed in colonial clothing and labeled, "La." stands beside a table (wheel, platform) that is spinning around. It is labeled "Legislative budget committee" and has a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. George Wallace is dressed as a boxer and is hitting two punching bags, one with his left hand and one with his right. One punching bag is drawn to resemble the head of a donkey,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A child in a skeleton costume walks down the street carrying an enormous bag of candy labeled, "Trick or treat." The cartoon caption reads, "The affluent society."
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher; LBJ is leaving the office and tells a man representing the "Democratic Congress" that, "My departing request is, 'Give him a chance'." Nixon is sitting at a table covered with...
cartoon by Ed Valtman; A man wearing a tie with dollar signs on it is holding a bag labeled "Congressional Pay Raises" in one hand and raising his other hand with his palm facing toward another man. This man is holding a paper that reads,"Ethics...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Knudsen. Henry Kissinger is shown dressed in a Superman costume, walking along a stone path holding a briefcase. He is walking with a woman taller in height who is carrying a shoulder bag...
cartoon by John Riedell; Czech leader Alexander Dubcek is sitting in a paper bag labeled "Slovak market" that is marked with a hammer and sickle. The screen of the cash register reads "Dubcek".
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Uncle Sam stands on the globe at the western edge of the United States, facing west over the Pacific Ocean. Over the horizon, a woman labeled "Red China" has eaten part of a onion...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Vic Runtz. President Richard Nixon stands in a corridor just outside the partially open door of a room. He holds a doctor's bag with monogrammed RMN (Richard Milhous Nixon) in his left hand. In...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Jerry Fearing. Henry Kissinger is shown sitting on a park bench holding a bag labeled "U.S. policy." In his hand is some of the seed he has been feeding to the birds. All the birds that had...
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 August 1, 2006 with Hattiesburg, Mississippi Mayor Johnny DuPree. Mayor DuPree discusses preparations made before the arrival of Hurricane Katrina, as well as his experiences during and after the storm.
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.
