Oral history.; Three interviews conducted on October 23, 29, and 30, 1996 with Hollis Watkins (born 1941), the twelfth child of sharecroppers. Mr. Watkins was jailed for participating in the Woolsworth's lunch counter sit-in in McComb and a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Stampone. Richard Nixon holds a briefcase in one hand and a bird cage in the other. The briefcase is labeled "Guam meeting with Thieu." A label attached to the handle of the cage reads,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Stampone. In the upper half of the cartoon, Uncle Sam is dressed as a soldier. Holding a rife, he is walking in the direction indicated by a sign that reads "The war." Behind him is a...
cartoon by John Stampone; A giant-sized, shabbily dressed hobo sits on the steps of the Capitol building. His hat, labeled "Left-over problems," is pulled down low over his eyes. A second man carrying a briefcase labeled "91st Congress" walks up...
cartoon by Roy Carless; A man with the lower body of a snail carries a briefcase marked "Mine and Smelter Industries" He is traveling on a path marked with lines labeled "1972,"1973," and "1974" He is headed in the direction of a sign that reads...
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Jimmy Carter is dressed as an elevator operator, and the door of the elevator is labeled "Economic recovery program." A man is passed out on the floor outside the elevator. In his hand...
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin holds a battered Ronald Reagan by the lapels and shakes him. Begin appears angry and determined. Reagan has a bandage on his cheek and holds a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards is hitchhiking by the road holding a briefcase labeled, "First use tax" and with a sign around his neck labeled, "Going my way?" A transport...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans Mayor Ernest Morial carries a briefcase labeled "Joint ventures to benefit all." A paper sticking out of the case is labeled “Regional transit." Morial is standing...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, dressed as Uncle Sam, stands at a chalkboard pointing at the words, "Come let us reason together." He carries a briefcase labeled, "Shuttle...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An elephant and a donkey wearing suits stand near a brick wall looking up at windows set into the wall. Each carries a briefcase; the elephant's case is labeled "Returning...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man in suit and top hat (diplomat?) is standing on a spinning globe with a nuclear warhead on top. He holds a briefcase labeled, "N-talks." The cartoon caption reads, "'Round...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Paul Volcker, chair of the Federal Reserve Board, is wearing a cap reminiscent of the "little Dutch boy" and holding a briefcase labeled "Fed's Volcker." He stands beside a high...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan is walking away from the U.S. Capitol. He is dressed for winter weather and is carrying a briefcase labeled, "Reduction in weapons concession." Behind him, the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Dave Treen is walking on a sidewalk, carrying a briefcase labeled "Spend windfall on roads, schools, etc." He is approaching two men, one of them labeled...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan and a man with a briefcase labeled, "House appropriations OK," look at a large missile in a large glass case labeled, "The new 83's are here!...The all new MX." In...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan stands at the entrance of a labyrinth drawn to resemble office cubicles. He carries a briefcase labeled, "Simple solutions," and his face shows surprise. An...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two men descend a stair inside the doorway of a building. One of them carries a briefcase labeled, "Israeli probe," and both appear anxious at what is outside the doorway....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan and another man walk between two groups of missiles that are pointed at each other. One group has U.S., and the other has the Soviet hammer and sickle. The man...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Jimmy Carter, dressed in a tuxedo, is dancing with an empty ball gown labeled, "After Brezhnev, who?" A briefcase labeled, "Salt II treaty" is on the floor leaning against a...
