Oral history.; Albert Lloyd Henderson was born in 1928 as William Eugene Ramsey but was adopted in infancy. When he was thirty-nine years old, he found his birth family, five sisters and two brothers. Mr. Henderson grew up in Monroe, Louisiana. ...
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...
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...
From the Emilie and Marie Stapp Collection. Amelia Siedler was 10 years when she created this diary documenting her family's move from Iowa to Arkansas in a covered wagon from 28 December 1895 - 27 February 1896.
From the Emilie and Marie Stapp Collection. Amelia Siedler was 10 years when she created this diary documenting her family's move from Iowa to Arkansas in a covered wagon from 28 December 1895 - 27 February 1896.
Transcribed copy of a memo regarding the plans of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) for the Mississippi Freedom Project. Provides a brief background and plans for freedom schools, community centers, voter registration campaigns,...
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan, wearing a train engineer's cap, drives a long train, the engine of which is labeled "Recession line." George H. W. Bush, also wearing an engineer's cap, is in the engine...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man drives a streetcar labeled, "N.O. transit" up a hill. The side of the streetcar says, "Temporary tax increase," and he follows an arrow pointing uphill that reads,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man bundled up in winter clothing and accessories, including a weather vane on his hat, drives a car with a license plate that reads, "Winter '82." He is driving down a road...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ernest Morial drives a semi truck with "Mayors' salaries...Coast to coast" on the side. The cartoon caption reads, "King of the road?"
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards drives a convertible toward two oil wells spurting out oil labeled, "Sales tax...Oil." On the back of his car is a sign reading, "La. pay raise...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Santa Claus drives his sleigh and reindeer across the sky with a huge moon in the background. Below is the Apollo 8 rocket hooked by cables to a launch tower. A sign reads,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor John McKeithen, dressed as a Roman, drives a chariot labeled, "Gov.'s additional 1 cent state sales tax hopes." Three horses pull the chariot, and they are...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Uncle Sam drives a car at speed along a road and approaches a sharp turn. A suitcase labeled, "Miami Beach" is on the car trunk. The words, "1968...The year of the unexpected in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher; A man drives a car into a fog that reads, "Cloudy Programming-confusion-current Ratcliff controversy." A sign reads, "Your tax dollars at work. LA. State Highway Dept."
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ed Valtman. Alabama Governor George Wallace drives an old crank-start car labeled "Governorship" in front of a mansion. A small Confederate flag flies on the hood of the car, and a dog races...
cartoon by Vic Runtz; A judge drives a carriage labeled "Our courts" He brandishes a whip toward the horse. Far in front of the carriage, a man and a woman in a convertible labeled "Modern living" speed away. A cat sits in one of the tree tops...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A Vietnamese military officer drives a vehicle labeled "Viet Nam" under a prominent, hot sun. An insect is flying around the officer's head, its buzzing wings making the sound...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Hy Rosen. President Richard Nixon drives a speed boat labeled, "G.O.P. hopes" along a developed beachfront. The Republican elephant rides in the boat and shows great fear at the sight of...
