From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans Mayor Ernest Morial, dressed in overalls, hammers a sign to a brick building. The sign reads, "Every litter bit hurts! New city penalties: municipal court special...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Sherman Copelin stands at a podium which has a banner attached reading, "Copelin for city council." Behind him are two ghosts of Copelin wearing white robes. One is labeled,...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) describing the progress made in Sunflower County, Mississippi, with regard to the decision of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Decision of the United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, in the case of Fannie Lou Hamer, et all., vs. Cecil C. Campbell, et al., handed down on March 11, 1966. The Court ruled to postpone the upcoming...
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 Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) describing the political and economic situation in Sunflower County, Mississippi. Includes a summary of the Fifth Circuit Court...
From the Southern Tourism Collection. A municipal report created in 1964 that details the history of the city of Hattiesburg and also contains a large amount of information about the infrastructure, government, and developments occurring in 1964.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. A compendium of political information about Mississippi, including voting and election rules, party and nomination rules, and chapters on federal, state, county, and municipal government. Also...
From the Robert C. Waller Photographs. Photograph (positive image of a negative) of fire trucks outside of the Central Fire Station at Hattiesburg City Hall.
From the Robert C. Waller Photographs. Photograph (positive image of a negative) of fire trucks outside of the Central Fire Station at Hattiesburg City Hall.
From the Robert C. Waller Photographs. Photograph (positive image of a negative) of the inaugural parade for Mayor D.W. Holmes and the city commissioners.
From the Robert C. Waller Photographs. Photograph (positive image of a negative) of the inaugural parade for Mayor D.W. Holmes and the city commissioners.
From the Robert C. Waller Photographs. Photograph (positive image of a negative) of the inaugural parade for Mayor D.W. Holmes and the city commissioners.
From the Robert C. Waller Photographs. Photograph (positive image of a negative) of the inaugural parade for Mayor D.W. Holmes and the city commissioners.
From the Robert C. Waller Photographs. Photograph (positive image of a negative) of the inaugural parade for Mayor D.W. Holmes and the city commissioners.
From the Robert C. Waller Photographs. Photograph (positive image of a negative) of the inaugural parade for Mayor D.W. Holmes and the city commissioners.
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...
