Transcribed copy of a report by the General Legislative Committee of Mississippi based on findings from an investigation of the occupation of the University of Mississippi in 1962 by the United States Department of Justice. Action was taken in...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Mock-up of Animal and Bird in Picture and Word (New York: McLoughlin Bros., c1897; #2754, with complete cover and blank pages, from the books series of the McLoughlin Brother papers. The McLoughlin Brother...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. Application to register to vote in Mississippi, containing a list of twenty-one questions for the applicant to answer and instructions on how to complete the voter registration process.
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Galleys, 2 complete sets from Around the World with Children and Dogs by Diana Thorne (Springfield: McLoughlin, 1940) Little color classics #839, from the books series of the McLoughlin Brother papers. The...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Galley, complete set, 8 pp.; Galley, marked for pagination, 6 pp., for Bobby Beaver by Susan Wheeler, illustrated by Sari (Springfield: McLoughlin Bros., 1945) Westfield classics #68, from the books series of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. Alabama Governor George Wallace speaks to a packed audience from a proscenium stage while standing at a podium with microphones. The floorboards behind Wallace are labeled "Wallace...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Voter registration form distributed by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), made up of two sections. The first section consists of 9 questions for the registrant to...
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...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan is dressed as a cowboy, complete with pistols in his gun belt. He spins a large globe. Europe, Middle East, Central America, and the Far East are highlighted. The...
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.; Interview conducted on March 24, 1972 with Dr. William Penn Davis at his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Davis was born in Union County, Mississippi on August 5, 1903. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mississippi College in...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on December 3, 1971 with the Honorable Charles Evers at his office in Fayette, Mississippi. Evers was born on September 11, 1922 in Decatur, Mississippi. In 1950, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in social...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 18, 1972 with Ms. Ruby Magee at College Hall at the University of Southern Mississippi. Magee was born in 1940 in Tylertown, Mississippi. In 1962, she received a BA in history and political science from...
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...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on January 23, 1973 with Mr. William Dukes in his office in Gulfport, Mississippi. Dukes was born in the Sullivans' Hollow area near Raleigh, in Smith County, Mississippi on January 15, 1927. After his discharge...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 17, 1972 with Associate Justice Thomas Pickens Brady, of the Supreme Court of Mississippi in his chambers in Jackson, Mississippi. This is the second part of an interview conducted on March 4, 1972 with...
cartoon by John Stampone; An long-bearded old man labeled "1969" wears a belted tunic and sandals. He has just handed off a bomb to a toddler labeled "1970" who is wearing a diaper and a top hat. The bomb is marked with a grid and is labeled...
Transcribed copy of a typewritten document entitled "Message from Mississippi," produced by the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission. This address was prepared for individuals who volunteered to speak publicly on behalf of the Mississippi State...
From the Map Collection. Map of Mississippi in 1829. From A new general atlas, comprising a complete set of maps. Philadelphia : Anthony Finley, 1829. Plate 28. Map shows counties and territories of Indian nations (Chickasaw and Choctaw). Map...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. Describes the need for developing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and outlines the reasons for challenging the seating of the regular Mississippi Democratic Party at the Democratic...
