Oral history.; Mrs. Lorita Nelson Jones was born on July 19, 1909, in Biloxi, Mississippi. Her mother's family were originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, of Creole heritage; her grandmother, Olivia Lewis, spoke only in French. Her father Lamar...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. Cartoon produced by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) that shows the coffins of three civil rights workers (Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney) who were killed in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. Richard Nixon, Attorney General John Mitchell, and Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans sit on the lid of a wooden coffin labeled "Watergate affair." They each hold hammers and are...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Karl Hubenthal. An undertaker labeled "House Judiciary Committee" is measuring Richard Nixon's height for a casket. The undertaker is using magnetic audio tape from a reel labeled "Subpoenaed...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on May 19, 2008 with Laura Clare Thompson Creel. A life-long resident of Biloxi, Mrs. Creel recounts her family history and experience dealing with hurricanes, including Hurricane Katrina.
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.
