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...
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...
cartoon by Vic Cantone; The "Press" indulges in the pleasures of women, food, and relaxation. Bubbles float around that read "Conflicts of Interest," "Freebies," "Free Travel," and "Gifts." An older and proper woman representing the "Code of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man in colonial dress representing Louisiana leans proudly on a rocket. The rocket has a map of Louisiana that is labeled, "Made in Louisiana at Michoud" and underneath the...
From the Map Collection. A map of Europe. In the top left quadrant there are two diagrams both representing the areas of earth affected by a solar eclipse.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Fidel Castro holds a large compass marked with "Soviet influence" at the north compass point. Behind him, small figures representing "Non-aligned nations" observe him.
cartoon by Jim Ivey; The "Tallahassee City Commission" tells a young boy, "Hang Your Head on a Hickory Limb, But Don't Go Near the Water." The boy sweats as he looks at a pool representing "Tallahassee City Pools."
From the Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers. Mrs. Martha Albritton responds to Mayor's Proclamation at Hardy Letters Presentation in McCain Library. Standing next to pillar is Joe Townsend, Chief Financial Officer, City of Hattiesburg,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan, representing Snow White, is dressed in a white dress that is labeled, "Workfare," and has a bow in his hair. He watches as a line of men, representing the elves,...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Letter from Muriel Tillinghast, representing the SNCC Finance Committee. She requests that all money donations be made out to SNCC and provides other guidelines for donating materials.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher; LBJ is leaving the office and tells a man representing the "Democratic Congress" that, "My departing request is, 'Give him a chance'." Nixon is sitting at a table covered with...
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...
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 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...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher; A man representing New Orleans jumps forward to greet a man walking through the door. A mat on the floor reads, "Welcome Mike Collins."
Oral history.; Interview conducted on October 25, 1976 with Bert Fells, a Hattiesburg native. Mr. Fells served in the Air Force from 1966 to 1969, including a tour in Vietnam. In 1972, he returned to Mississippi to live and became director of...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on September 20, 1979 with Dr. Dewey Lane at the Robinson Lane Surgical Clinic in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Lane was born on September 27, 1934 in Starkville, Mississippi. He attended Vanderbilt University from...
Oral history.; Page discusses his family, his experiences as a black physician, the civil rights movement, his work in state politics, and the Mississippi Humanities Council.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 6, 1981 with Dr. W. J. Cunningham at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. William Jefferson Cunningham was born on December 23, 1905 in Iuka, Mississippi. In 1929, he graduated from the University of...
