From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Richard Nixon is shown raising both his hands in the symbol of victory. With two fingers of each hand, he also makes the "V" sign. The lines of his forehead are drawn in the shape...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Information packet for prospective contributors to COFO's freedom school program; consists of the original proposal for the program, written by Charlie Cobb.
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Statement released by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to publicize the fact that eight people were arrested in Belzoni, Mississippi, and remained in jail on charges...
From the Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers. The pamphlet explains that the Committee of Concern is an interracial, interfaith group with the goal of raising and managing funds and equipment to rebuild burned churches in the Hattiesburg area. A...
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 Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The letter is typed on Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) letterhead and is signed by 18 individuals. It was meant to spark publicity for the upcoming Congressional challenge sponsored...
Flyer from the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Flyer distributed by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in an effort to raise funds for community centers, which were central to the success of the CORE programs. Community...
Brochure from the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Brochure distributed by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in an effort to solicit economic support and volunteers for Freedom Schools. Describes the purpose and function of...
Flyer from the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Double-sided flyer produced by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) as part of a fund raising effort. The front side features a close-up photograph of a SNCC voter registration worker...
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...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. Copy of a typewritten document that provides guidelines for parents of New York area students who have committed to participate in Mississippi Freedom Project in 1964. Parents are...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor John McKeithen is seated at a desk covered in large books. A decorated Christmas tree is in the background. He is reading a book titled "Louisiana's fiscal...
cartoon by Ed Valtman; A man wearing a tie with dollar signs on it is holding a bag labeled "Congressional Pay Raises" in one hand and raising his other hand with his palm facing toward another man. This man is holding a paper that reads,"Ethics...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by David Simpson. A very overweight elephant labeled "Okla. GOP" [Oklahoma] sits at the end of a bed, one forefoot resting on its protruding belly. With the other forefoot, it uses a toothpick to...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor John McKeithen is using a crutch to walk, and one foot is bandaged and labeled "Tax raising ventures." He is standing outside an elevator door that is...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on December 3, 1971 with the Honorable Charles Evers at his office in Fayette, Mississippi. Evers was born on September 11, 1922 in Decatur, Mississippi. In 1950, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in social...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on January 23, 1973 with Mr. William Dukes in his office in Gulfport, Mississippi. Dukes was born in the Sullivans' Hollow area near Raleigh, in Smith County, Mississippi on January 15, 1927. After his discharge...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man who is labeled, "Warmth of compassion for others" on the arm of his coat also wears a large round pin on his coat front with a check mark and the words, "fair share...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled, "A special tax raising legislative session" watches the pressure gauge on a boiler rise. The boiler is labeled, "Pressures for new revenues...$." Louisiana...
