From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two men in business suits labeled "Commercial lenders" look at the signs of fast food shops that read "Ice cream 50 flavors...Kwicki-food...Burger beautiful." One man says to the other,...
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...
Transcribed copy of a letter written by Nancy Ellin requesting help in building up the book collection in the Hattiesburg Freedom Library. Specific needs include books about African-American history, books about civil rights and the Freedom...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This flyer advertises a speaking engagement for James Houston, a candidate for the third Congressional district of Mississippi, in 1964. The backside of the flyer explains the Mississippi...
cartoon by Etta Hulme; A number of customers sit at the counter of the Bottomless Cup Coffee Shop. The waitress pouring their coffee says,"We've had to make a few adjustments - yesterday we warmed it up with chicken soup - today it's cream of...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Local people and volunteers cross arms and join hands to sing the anthem of the civil rights movement, "We Shall Overcome," at True Light Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as part of...
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 Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Newsletter published by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)" Topics in this issue include a sit-in in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, racial violence and discrimination, the Free...
From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of four automobiles parked on the left, one is parked in the middle, and one is parked on the right. A car and truck are parked near the building in the background. Two men are standing in the far left...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Free Southern Theater actor Susan Tabor performs in Martin Duberman's play "In White America" at True Light Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on August 3 as part of Freedom Summer,...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Document prepared to raise funds for the National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower. Sunflower is described as a town in Mississippi. Discusses the challenges faced by African Americans who attempt...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Free Southern Theater guitarist and SNCC Field Secretary Stu House performs in Martin Duberman's play "In White America" at True Light Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on August 3 as...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Free Southern Theater actor Denise Nicholas performs in Martin Duberman's play "In White America" at True Light Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on August 3 as part of Freedom...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Knudsen. A Vietnamese man with a rifle over one shoulder stands behind a short-barreled cannon. Inserted into the barrel, as if to replace it, is a long tube labeled with "Viet Cong claims...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report on the Free Southern Theater, a drama group founded by members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) that performed the play "In White America" throughout...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Collins. A large fish representing the United States swims in the foreground. Fidel Castro, wearing swim trunks bearing the hammer and sickle symbol, is pinching the tail of the American...
An Act: To amend An Act entitled, "An Act to increase the efficiency of the army by employing free negroes and slaves in certain capacities," approved 17 February 1864. Read first and second times and ordered to be placed upon the calendar and...
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A Saudi business man in raditional robes sits on a chair outside his gas station. The sign above the building reads "Saudi service." In front of him are gasoline pumps and a sign...
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...
