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 October 27, 2006 with Hunter Dunaway in which he discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 21, 2007 with Aimee Gautier-Dugger, who describes her experience waiting out the storm in Gautier, the city her ancestors founded, and the struggle to regroup after the storm.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 28, 2007 with Elizabeth Marks Doolittle, Public Services Librarian at the University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park Campus. Ms. Doolittle discusses her experiences during Hurricane Katrina.
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.; Born on January 27, 1966, in Natchez, Mississippi, to Elisha and Vera Wilkins, Ms. Juanita Wilkins was the eleventh of twelve children. She was graduated from high school in Natchez, and left two weeks later, moving to Dallas,...
cartoon by Ed Valtman; A man whose shirt is labeled "Connally" is pumping the handle of a water pump labeled "accelerated tax depreciation" Money in the form of bills and coins is pouring from the spout of the pump into a bucket. To the right of...
cartoon by John Knudsen; A figure with an earth-shaped head carries a history book under one arm. The figure wears a slightly tattered jacket sporting a patch that says,"The School of Hard Knocks" His head bears some bumps and bandages, and the...
cartoon by John Riedell; A man wearing a leather jacket and a sweater labeled "S.F. State College disorderly" is pointing upwards with his index finger and arm outstretched over his head. The man's mouth is shaped like a megaphone, and is plugged...
cartoon by John Stampone; A stern looking business man labeled "Corporation Plan" carries an average-looking man through a doorway by the back of his jacket and the waist band of his pants. The average looking man is labeled "Politics," and a...
Oral history.; Discusses Murchison's time spent in the United States Army. Particularly focuses on his participation in the Vietnamese Conflict. During that time, Murchison served both as an adviser and in an actual unit. He received a number of...
Oral history.; Mrs. Jane Michie Henry was born August 1, 1919, in Memphis, Tennessee. At that time her father farmed in Merigold, Mississippi. In 1928, Ms. Henry's father died, and in 1931 her mother moved the family to Cleveland, supporting them...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 1, 1972 with Dr. Aaron Henry in his drugstore in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Henry was born on July 2, 1922 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. After serving in World War II, he went to Xavier College (now Xavier...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man [view from the side] has a piece of string tied around his finger and a book in his pocket titled, "You can improve your memory." On his jacket is written, "Voter...Wards...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man dressed as Napoleon descends a staircase toward a living room. He wears a uniform with epaulets, and his hand is tucked inside his jacket. In the upstairs room is a woman...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A teenager dressed in leather jacket labeled "Hell raiser" is sitting on a stool at a lounge or diner (part of a wine or liquor bottle is drawn on a shelf behind the counter)....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Charles de Gaulle, labeled "Le grand Charles," stands near his desk, one hand on the desk and the other inserted into his jacket above his waist (reminiscent of Napoleon...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt runs from a building with "Interior Dept." on its doorway. His jacket is on fire, he is holding a paper in his hand, and he is saying, "I...