From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ernest Morial has climbed up a tall ladder to a diving board and is preparing to dive into a large vat of water below. At the top of the ladder is a flag pole with a pennant,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Stampone. A river of oil, labeled "U.S. oil depot raids," spills from a hill in the upper right background of the cartoon. At the source of the oil, smoke rises. The oil flows toward the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A Soviet soldier holding a machine gun patrols in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and shivers in the cold. The city silhouette can be seen under a starry sky, and "Noel, Noel" rises from the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Bob Taylor. Richard Nixon stands in a motorboat that is being swamped by high waves. With one hand, he uses a pail to bail water. With the other hand, he pulls on the cord of the outboard...
cartoon by Eddie Germano; A man labeled "The little guy" is shown with a noose around his neck and hanging from a tree limb. A large hand, with the sleeve labled "Tax reforms," rises in an upward motion to catch the choking "Little guy."
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A man in a darkened movie theater rises from his seat and steps into the aisle to leave, hat in hand. On the screen is a film or newsreel titled, "Thailand involvement" showing a...
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...
cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; A hot air balloon labeled "auto repair costs" rises in the sky. The basket of the balloon is labeled "insurance rates," and it holds a worried person in it. Congress prepares to shoot down the balloon with an arrow...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Three arms are shown with fingers pointing to the rubble of the Vietnamese village of My Lai. Smoke rises from the village and forms a huge question mark in the sky. The cartoon...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Collins. A smiling Japanese man sits cross-legged on a cushion with arms folded across his chest. Before him is a flower pot on a mat on the floor. The single stem, which rises and drops,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Gene Basset. People carrying a sledge hammer, bat, board with nail, paint can, and a flag labeled "Red guards" are walking away from the ruined storefront of the "Peking Book Shop." The window...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on May 19, 2008 with Laura Clare Thompson Creel. A life-long resident of Biloxi, Mrs. Creel recounts her family history and experience dealing with hurricanes, including Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on August 2, 2007 and October 9, 2007 with Charles Benvenutti, a CPA in Bay St. Louis, MS. He describes his experience during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on March 14, 2007 with Richard Chenoweth, Jr., owner of Scranton's Restaurant in Pascagoula, MS. He describes his preparations for and experiences during Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on January 31, 1977 with Jimmy Carter Fairley (born 1921). A native of Greene County, Mississippi, Mr. Fairley was active in the civil rights movement at the local, state, and national levels.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on December 14, 1972 with Mr. Percy Greene at his office in Jackson, Mississippi. Greene was born on September 7, 1897 in Jackson, Mississippi and died on April 16, 1977. He was very active in the civil rights...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on June 26, 1979 with Mr. William J. Simmons at his office in Jackson, Mississippi. Simmons was born in 1916 in Utica, Mississippi. He attended Millsaps College and Mississippi College, graduating from the...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on February 13, 1974 with Mayor Bennie G. Thompson at his office in Bolton, Mississippi. Thompson was born on January 28, 1948 in Bolton, Mississippi. He received a BA in political science from Tougaloo College...
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 journal written by Joseph Ellin in which he discusses government and political issues in relation to racial discrimination, education, economic conditions, and other aspects of society and culture in Mississippi.
