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...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin are carrying a large plate of glass that is labeled "Peace treaty." Jimmy Carter stands behind the glass with index finger raised. In the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Richard Nixon climbs a tall tree with a trunk labeled, "Conservative base." He has reached leafy limbs and a sign that reads, "Climb for the G.O.P. nomination" and is reaching...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Ed Valtman. A woman wearing a dress and high heels is standing next to the huge, interlocking gears of a machine. Her skirt is labeled "Civil rights bill," and it is caught in the moving gears....
A collection of ten 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 31, 2009 with David Elliott. A newscaster at WLOX-TV, Mr. Elliott describes his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview with Michael Hewes conducted on December 29, 2006. Hewes discusses his preparations before, and his experience during, and cleanup and recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 6, 1981 with Dr. W. J. Cunningham at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. William Jefferson Cunningham was born on December 23, 1905 in Iuka, Mississippi. In 1929, he graduated from the University of...
Oral history.; Mrs. Varnell Homan was born on February 5, 1925, in Mooreville, Mississippi. In 1936, the year of Tupelo's worst tornado, she moved to Shannon, Mississippi. In 1942 she married Elkin P. Homan, and they were farmers. To make a...
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on April 8 and 13, 1982 with Mr. E. Hammond Smith at his home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Smith was born on December 17, 1894 in Bladen Springs, Alabama. His family moved to Hattiesburg, Mississippi and...
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 car labeled, "Careful!...Drivers" is at the bottom of the cartoon, with a person behind the wheel. The person is leaning forward to look up through the windsheld at three very...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A nervous looking man labeled "Congress" stands in front of the Capitol building, looking up at the dome, and yells "Careful!" A giant-sized hand labeled, "Proposed Adam Clayton...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on February 27, 1991 in the city hall of Corinth, Mississippi with Mayor Edward S. Bishop, Sr. Bishop was born in Starkville, Mississippi on December 11, 1907. In 1926, he completed high school at Jackson...
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 June 18, 2006 with Kai Drobish, a ceramicist and resident of Bay St. Louis. Mr. Drobish discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on April 26, 2006 with Ursula Daxecker. A native of Austria, Daxecker came to New Orleans as a graduate student. After her home was flooded in Hurricane Katrina, Daxecker moved to Northern Virginia. She has...
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 March 19, 2008 with Vincent Creel. An employee of the City of Biloxi, Mr. Creel discussesthe city's preparation, response and recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
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.
