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...
A collection of interviews with African-Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, circa twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, who knew Colonel John Robinson, an African-American pilot who was tapped by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie in the...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 26, 1975 with Earl W. Banks, 1905-1986. He enrolled at Alcorn University in Lorman, Mississippi, for one year, then transferred to Jackson State University where he completed high school. He continued...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 12, 1973 with Mr. Jerry Clower at his office in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Clower was born in 1926 at Route Four, Liberty, Mississippi. After graduating from high school, he joined the U.S. Navy. On...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Stampone. Richard Nixon stands on the bridge of an aircraft carrier labeled "6th fleet." He is dressed as a naval deckhand might be dressed, but the clothing does not appear to be a...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 4, 2007 with Jeff Bennett, Director of the Gulf Coast Mental Health Center. He describes his experience during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; Mr. Boyce Holleman was born on February 26, 1924, in Wiggins, Mississippi. Mr. Holleman enrolled at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in the fall of 1940, but transferred to the University of Mississippi to study law. In...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; Volume 1, Number 1 of the Freedom Carrier records news stories about the Mississippi Freedom Schools and racial violence that occurred in Mississippi in the summer of 1964. The small newsletter...
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. 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. Uncle Sam, wearing the uniform of a letter carrier, is standing beside a truck labeled "U.S. mail" which has a flat tire. The back doors of the truck are open and a device...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A letter carrier swings a full mailbag labeled "Spreading mail strike" over his head at a man in a suit, who is reading a list of complaints about the Postal Service: "Increased...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on July 7, 2006 with George Dale (born 1940). Former Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Mississippi, Mr. Dale now serves as Public Policy Advisor for the law offices of Baker, Donelson. Dale discusses...
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.; Two interviews conducted on November 12, 1981 and February 6, 1982 with Judge J. P. Coleman. Coleman was born on December 9, 1914 in Fentress, Mississippi. After attending the University of Mississippi, he was invited to work in...
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.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 21, 2007 with Aimee Gautier-Dugger, who describes her experience waiting out the storm in Gautier, the city her ancestors founded, and the struggle to regroup after the storm.
A collection of interviews with African-Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, circa twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, who knew Colonel John Robinson, an African-American pilot who was tapped by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie in the...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 18, 1980 with Charles Hudson Griffin (born 1926). Griffin served in the office of U. S. Congressman John Bell Williams until 1968 when he campaigned for the position himself. He served three terms...
