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...
"An Act for Setling the Jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty" was passed on July 30, 1653. The court was given jurisdiction over all cases involving maritime commerce, including ships and their equipment, the provisioning of seagoing vessels,...
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 Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers. The pamphlet explains that the Committee of Concern is an interracial, interfaith group with the goal of raising and managing funds and equipment to rebuild burned churches in the Hattiesburg area. A...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A doctor labeled "Big Charity" stands in a hospital corridor. Litter is on the floor, and the wall behind him is cracked. Medical equipment is nearby and in an adjacent room....
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. On the left side, a man is a patient in a hospital bed that looks too small for his size, and he is surrounded by medical equipment. He is looking up and appears to be in distress. At...
From the Goodyear Yellow Pine Company Photographs. Photograph of the planing mill at the Goodyear Yellow Pine Company of Picayune, Mississippi. Interior view showing conveyors and planing equipment. The photograph was taken by John N. Teunisson of...
From the Goodyear Yellow Pine Company Photographs. Photograph of the planing mill at the Goodyear Yellow Pine Company of Picayune, Mississippi. Interior view showing conveyors, planing equipment, and work crews. The photograph was taken by John N....