From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ed Valtman. J. William Fulbright crouches inside a doghouse on the side lawn of the White House. The doghouse and the lawn are covered with snow. Lyndon Johnson's beagle, Him, is barking at...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man and a donkey are engaged in a tug of war. The man labeled, "Demo. State Central Committee" is pulling on the reins and the donkey, labeled, "Demos for Treen," is pulling...
Transcribed copy of a report by the General Legislative Committee of Mississippi based on findings from an investigation of the occupation of the University of Mississippi in 1962 by the United States Department of Justice. Action was taken in...
Amendment: To Senate Bill (S.129) to provide for the employment of free negroes and slaves to work upon fortifications, and to perform other labor connected with the defenses of the county.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; With amendments attached to the legislative bill, the future Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes the United States Senate, but still requires concurrence from the United States House of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An man with an elephant head sits at a desk in an office in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Capitol dome can be seen through the window in the background. The elephant is reading a...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Analysis of Senate bill 2988, the Internal Security Act of 1968, introduced to the Senate by Senator James Eastland. Thomas I. Emerson, professor at Yale University, deciphers the bill and its effects on all...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. An American bald eagle, with an olive branch in its beak and a clutch of arrows in one claw, is trying to fly. Its other leg is tied to a stake by means of a tether labeled "War...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This document records vote tallies for the 1964 "Freedom Vote" supported by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)" The "Freedom Vote" was designed to demonstrate African American...
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A weatherman labeled "Lake Pontchartrain hurricane protection program" gestures with a pointer at Lake Ponchartrain on a large map that shows the eastern United States. Near Washington...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Senate" is speaking in the Senate chamber, holding a paper that reads, "Debate on the anti-crime bill." Above him on a higher level in the room is a huge man...
From the Political Campaign Collection. Campaign handout for Ross Collins, candidate for U.S. Senate. Collins ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1934 against Theodore Bilbo and in 1941 against Wall Doxey.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. City Hall in New Orleans is shown in the background with "City in crisis" above it. In the foreground is a voting booth with curtain open to reveal the voting machine inside....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Bob Beckett. An elephant wearing a straw hat labeled "Smith" and a donkey labeled "Yates" stand arm-in-arm (front legs). The donkey's other arm is on the shoulder of a man labeled "Burlington...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Judge Haynsworth's arms are being pulled from both sides. One set of arms pulling him in one direction is labeled, "For confirmation," and the other set is labeled, "Against...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans mayor Ernest Morial is dressed as a magician, and he is trying to pull a rabbit from an upturned top hat that is on a table. Concealed beneath the table is a man...
From the Political Campaign Collection. Campaign pamphlet for Frank H. Harper, candidate for re-election to the Mississippi State Senate for the 42nd district of Forrest and Perry Counties.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ed Valtman. In the foreground, an arm is shown pouring milk into a saucer from a bottle labeled "Milk fund." Many cats are gathering to drink from the saucer. Two cats are labeled "Election"...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two graphs are on a wall, and Paul Volcker is on top of them doing a balancing act. One foot is standing on top of a graph labeled, "Pull recovery up," and his hand has hold of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled, "Retired Army Provost Marshal Turner" [Major General Carl C. Turner] is sitting at a table under an interrogation lamp. The table is full of handguns and rifles....
