Oral history.; Interview conducted with Dr. Michael Smith, a professor of criminal justice at the University of Southern Mississippi and a journalist during the 1960s. Smith was born in 1942 in Waterloo, Iowa. After his family's move to Jackson,...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on November 4, 1993 with Joseph E. Wroten (born 1925). Mr. Wroten became famous as one of only two Mississippi House Representatives who voted in favor of allowing blacks to enroll at the University of Mississippi.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 26, 1977 with William Joel Blass (born 1917). As a lawyer in 1952, he successfully prosecuted the Boyce Holleman case by proving that voter fraud had kept Holleman from winning. Beginning in 1953, he...
Oral history.; Three interviews conducted on April 28, 30 and May 7, 1981 with Mr. Claude Ramsay at his office in Jackson, Mississippi. Ramsay was born in 1916 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He served briefly in the Civilian Conservation Corps...
Transcribed copy of a letter from Zoya Zeman to her father dated July 7, 1964, in which she discusses Ross Barnett and other Southern politicians and their influence on the racial attitudes of many southern whites. She goes on to say that people...
Transcript of a speech given to teachers during training for the Mississippi Freedom Project in 1963. Describes some of the problems faced by African Americans, especially children, in the 1960s. Includes personal experiences and observations of...
Transcribed copy of a paper about racism in Mississippi during the 1960s. Follows the tribulations of college students who volunteered to register African Americans to vote during Freedom Summer. With regard to racism and white supremacy,...
Transcribed copy of a booklet describing the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO). Includes the structure and history of the organization as well as a list of COFO programs.
Transcribed copy of a case study that examines the purpose and philosophies of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). It also examines the Pledge for Freedom Riders in Parchman Penitentiary,...
Transcribed copy of a document detailing the curriculum of Freedom Schools. Begins with a Table of Contents showing the major curriculum divisions: academic, citizenship, and recreational and artistic. Also gives details of activities and materials...
From the Zoya Zeman Freedom Summer Collection. Thirty-six pages (typewritten and handwritten) recounting Zoya Zeman's experiences in Mississippi from June 24, 1964, through September 6, 1964.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher; A top hat sitting on the White House represents Nixon's inauguration. A large broom leans against the building. Around the lawn are "Old Problems" like "Vietnam" and "Middle...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Jon Kennedy. A damaged multi-story building labeled "San Francisco State" has broken windows and is on fire. A group of college students and protestors, some with long beards and hair, has...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A police officer in uniform reclines on a hospital bed. His chart at the foot of the bed is labeled, "Blue flu." The doctor, carrying a handbag labeled with "M.D." talks to a...
cartoon by Reg Manning; A university student labeled "Vast majority of students" complains to a faculty member,"You'd never know I was in the university, he gets all the attention!" The university student is referring to a miniature hippie labeled...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher; Jimmy Carter approaches an office door where the man inside is calling out, "Come in, come in...the door's always open." The man represents Congress. Above the door there is a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana gubernatorial candidate Dave Treen, wearing an elephant button, looks at a shape that represents people fighting. It is labeled with names:...
cartoon by Jack Jurden; The head of a missile labeled "Soviet missile" rises over the horizon. A pair of eyes set in the head of the missile look very menacing. The missile casts a very dark shadow over the words "Egypt" and an outline that...
