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...
Oral history.; Borganelli discusses her teaching career and family, public education in Mississippi, the Mississippi Humanities Council, and race relations in Mississippi.
Photocopy of a two-page typed letter with a handwritten postscript, dated Friday [June 26, 1964], from Joe Ellin to "Diane and Susan." The letter was written after approximately one week of Freedom Summer training in Oxford, Ohio. Joe describes his...
A collection of ten 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...
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...
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.; An interview conducted on October 26, 2005 with Eric Jones. Former resident of Moss Point, Mississippi, Mr. Jones recounts his experiences during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
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...
Oral history.; Mr. Pascal Nevin Sledge was born February 6, 1921, in the Alva Community east of Duck Hill, Mississippi. He attended Cleveland High School, Culver Military Academy, Delta State University, and General Motors' Chevrolet Dealer...
Oral history.; Mr. Spain was born in 1927 in Ohio and moved with his family to Mississippi in 1930. While still a high school student, he helped build and operate a local AM radio station. Having graduated with honors from Mississippi State...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on November 16, 1977 with George Rogers (born 1927). Mr. Rogers, a Rhodes Scholar, was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, where he served for more than twenty years. He became well known for his...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Second term Louisiana gubernatorial candidate Edwin Edwards, dressed in swimming trunks, surfs on a wave labeled, "2nd term popularity." A buoy in the water nearby points toward...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on February 2, 1976 with James Cohen (born 1920). Since 1953, Mr. Cohen has been active in several civic associations in Hattiesburg and provides insight into the city's race relations and politics from the 1950s...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 6, 2006 with Vaughn G. Couk. Mr. Couk was a resident of New Orleans who managed restaurants and bars before Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on March 12, 2008 with Teri Eaton. An agent with State Farm Insurance, Mrs. Eaton discusses her experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 19, 2005 with Stacey Goldsmith. Ms. Goldsmith discusses her experience during and after Hurricane Katrina in Brandon, Mississippi.
Oral history.; An interview with Sara Hamilton conducted on June 19, 2007. A volunteer project manager, Ms. Hamilton relocated from Chicago to Biloxi after Hurricane Katrina to continue working on Gulf Coast relief efforts.
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on June 12, 2007 and February 20, 2008 with Robert Gavagnie. A descendent of some of the first settlers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Mr. Gavagnie discusses his experiences as Chief of the Bay St. Louis...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on August 10, 2006 with Zondra Anderson. Miss Anderson was a case manager for Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Fairfax County at the Northern Virginia Family Services Headquarters in Oakton, Virginia.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 14, 2006 with Steve Grimm, CEO of what was then known as Crosby Memorial Hospital in Picayune, MS. Mr. Grimm discusses preparations for the hospital and the recovery effort after Hurricane Katrina.