Oral history.; Mr. Ulysses Sims was born on May 31, 1918, in Mendenhall, Mississippi and after his parents died was raised by his grandparents. In 1936, he entered the Piney Woods School of Mississippi, working to pay his own way through school....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. In the foreground is a bomb decorated with an upside down American flag and labeled "Another hike in the debt ceiling." In the background, Ronald Reagan and the Republican...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. In a living room, a man is wrestling with a tangled tube (or hose or large cable) that is attached to the back of a television. On top of the televion is a "rabbit ears" antenna...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Al Hirt stands in the street outside the window of a bar or restaurant, and he is playing his trumpet. A pianist is sitting at a piano inside and sticks his fingers in his ears...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Paul Volcker, chair of the Federal Reserve Board, is speaking to a Congressional committee as he sits at a table. Two men at the table lean toward him, their hands behind their...
cartoon by Ed Valtman; A judge leans forward at his bench. With his hands folded, he addresses Congressmen John N. Mitchell, Maurice H. Stans, and Robert Dole, who are seated at a long table in front of the bench. The judge says to the men,"Now...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ed Valtman. A hippopotamus with the long ears and brush tail of a donkey and labeled "94th Democratic Congress" stands in a large, round circus or zoo cage with its mouth wide open. It is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eddie Germano. Eugene McCarthy sits on a three-legged stool playing a giant Sousaphone and tapping his foot. From the horn come the words "The Wisconsin primary march...and no April fooling."...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eddie Germano. Lyndon Johnson is shown with a monkey labeled "Asian problems" clinging to his back. Johnson, looking back over his shoulder as the monkey's claws dig in, holds a paper labeled...
cartoon by Eddie Germano; A worried mother looks down at her two children as they walk around in circles with protest signs. The signs say "we protest washing behind our ears" and "we don't like spinach." One of the boys tell the mother,"You said...
cartoon by Eddie Germano; A large bomb hits the ground, and it makes a large "whomp." The bomb was labeled "GOP MIami Convention."The Public" is represented by a man wearing a business suit, and he has his fingers in his ears. The "bomb" and the...
cartoon by Ben Wicks; A mother is shown sitting on the edge of a bed with a baby in her lap. There are toys surrounding them and the baby is holding an ABC book. The mother is looking at a television screen where a man is speaking. She is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. Charles de Gaulle shoots two pistols at the figure of a human body with a globe for a head (which has an angry expression). The figure holds a piece of paper labeled "Cyprus."...
cartoon by Ted Martin; A doctor hands a bottle to a man sitting in a chair, and he says, "You'll be Ok Rocky. Just take a shot of this sedative and relax, forget about the White House for today. Lie down but don't cover your ears - let the money...
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 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 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.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on May 9, 2007 with Perry and Bobbye Gibson. Long-time residents of the Gulf Coast, they discuss their ties to the community of Bay St. Louis as well as their experiences during and after 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...
