Oral history.; Interview conducted on October 28, 1993 with Judge Michael L. Carr (born 1920). He moved to Mississippi when he received an appointment to serve as law clerk to Edwin R. Holmes, U.S. circuit judge for the Fifth Circuit Court of...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 26, 1974 with Rabbi Julian B. Feibelman in his office at the Temple Sinai in New Orleans, Louisiana. Feibelman was born on March 23, 1897 in Jackson, Mississippi. He remained in Jackson for the first...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 5, 1998 with Judge Fred L. Banks, Jr. (born 1942). In the late 1960s, Judge Banks began his law career by serving for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. He was elected three times to the House of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eugene Payne. In an open, wooden garage or barn, a man sits on a crate painting large signs with the words, "Impeach Earl Warren." A sleeping dog, a vehicle tire, and an open aluminum can are...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. A man in judge's robes labeled "Justice Fortas" stands holding a gavel at his side and looking over his right shoulder. Behind him is the very large shadow he is casting, labeled...
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.; 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...
Oral history.; Mr. King T. Evans was born on March 19, 1913 near Uniontown, Alabama, in Perry County. In 1925, Mr. Evans moved to Mississippi with his parents. His father was a mechanic and farmer. For a brief period, Mr. Evans attended the...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on September 2, 1976 with the Honorable Hervey O. Hicks at his home in Benton, Mississippi. Hicks was born on a farm near Benton, Mississippi, in Yazoo County in 1900. In 1931, he ran a successful campaign for...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on November 1, 1995 with Joe Martin (born 1943). Mr. Martin became inspired by Medgar Evers after hearing him in elementary school. Martin and his Burgland High football friends formed an NAACP youth group. Mr....
Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 12, 1977 with Edward L. McDaniel (born 1934). Mr. McDaniel was instrumental in organizing the Ku Klux Klan in 1962 in Mississippi as the Grand Kleagle for the whole state. He started a state Klan in...
Oral history.; Billie Rossie Tonos was born November 12, 1924, in Shaw, Mississippi, to Nazira Hallal Rossie and Sam Rossie, Americans of Lebanese descent. In May of 1942, she graduated from Shaw High School and enrolled at Delta State Teachers...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on June 10, 1994 with Fred Clark Sr. (born 1943). Mr. Clark grew up in the segregated society of Jackson, Mississippi. He was educated in Jackson, attending Smith Robertson Elementary School, Rowan Junior High,...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Document enumerating legal restrictions on federal district judges in the South. The document advocates supplementing with a special judgeship for civil rights cases only.
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...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A bulldog sits on a sidewalk before a brick wall that has two large signs. The dog is trying to turn his head back and forth to see the signs and is confused at the messages....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The Supreme Court bench is drawn like a large ballot box. A hasp and lock are attached to the front of the box. Ronald Reagan stands nearby holding a sign that reads, "I'd...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Judge David Gertler sits at his desk doing paperwork, with a desk nameplate that reads, "The judiciary." His left shoe, labeled "Candidate for mayor," has been kicked off his...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Judge Haynsworth's arms are being pulled from both sides. One set of arms pulling him in one direction is labeled, "For confirmation," and the other set is labeled, "Against...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Associate Justice Abe Fortas is on the steps of the Supreme Court building, wearing his robes. He is fending off bricks which are being thrown at him. The paths of two bricks...
