From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ed Valtman. A large bird's nest labeled "11-state region" sits on the branch of a tall pine tree. The nest is full of hungry baby birds with beaks open to be fed. An adult eagle has flown to...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two men labeled "Arkansas" and "Louisiana" are planning tennis with a ball labeled "Creationism." The man labeled Arkansas slams the ball, standing close to the net, and the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Richard Locher. Ichabod Crane, labeled "Oil costs," is riding a horse at a full gallop. He is being chased by the Headless horseman, labeled "Gov't [government] control." The Headless horseman...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Dave Treen stands in the window of a book shop that is displaying a large book labeled, "First-use tax, revised edition." A man outside who is looking at the...
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 man with a bomb for a head, labeled "Bombings" holds a pipe wrench in one hand. Around him are the words, "Law violations...Racketeering." Behind him is a tourism sign that...
"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,...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; With amendments attached to the legislative bill, the future Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes the United States Senate, but still requires concurrence from the United States House of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. A huge boxer labeled "Organized crime" sits in an armchair. The robe he wears is trimmed in fabric printed with U.S. dollar bills. A man stands next to the chair and gestures over...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor John McKeithen, wearing mountaineering clothing, has a coil of rope attached to his belt. He is standing at the edge of a cliff, facing away from the edge,...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Bench warrant signed by R.E. Greene for the arrest of Frank Cieciorka, who was charged with defacing the Marshall County jail. Cieciorka was actively involved in other aspects of Freedom Summer:...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. The hand and coat sleeve of Uncle Sam are shown. The sleeve is labeled "Surtax," and the hand is reaching into an open coin purse. Above this, the outline of a larger hand labeled...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor John McKeithen, holding a briefcase labeled, "125.3 million revenue raising program," is looking at the fraction "2/3" made of huge numbers. A sign nearby...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; List of nine bills signed into law by Mississippi Governor J. P. Coleman. The list was compiled to show Coleman's support of racist policies as demonstrated by his passage of bills...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. An American bald eagle, with an olive branch in its beak and a clutch of arrows in one claw, is trying to fly. Its other leg is tied to a stake by means of a tether labeled "War...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Richard Nixon is dressed in academic regalia, and the robe is labeled, "Coordination of higher education." He is reacting in shock at being kicked from behind. The leg that has...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Memorandum describing the legal basis of the Federal government's authority in dealing with civil rights issues, whether by court action or force.
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Brief memorandum regarding the legal authority of the federal government in matters related to civil rights. According to the memo, the federal government has the authority in court to...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Stampone. Lyndon Johnson is shown dressed as a colonial Minuteman. Standing on a statue base, he points a long rifle at a man labeled "Fed. [Federal] employee." Thirteen stars surround the...