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Profile of Louis Kossuth Atwood from The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race, Vol I

Photograph of Amzie Moore.

Signature of Elzy A. Richards from a petition to Governor Ames.

Correspondence from Luther W. Rhodes to his wife, Fannye. In the letter he describes the incredible heat he has experienced while serving in India and states, "My cloth is just as wet as wet can be darling."

Correspondence from Fannye Rhodes to her husband, Luther, while he served overseas in Burma during World War II. In the letter, she writes about the couple's friends, Bill and Jeanne. Fannye relates that "[Bill has] gotten his artificial leg and foot…

This photo depicts a person shaped object in a black body suit on the floor with roots growing all around them. Jae Rhim Lee’s Mushroom Death Suit is a burial suit seeded with mushroom spores that decompose the human body.

Yearbook photo of Fannie Lou Hamer speaking at Mississippi State in 1969. She was invited by the Afro-American Plus club, which was organized in 1968.

Black and white photograph from page 349 of Mississippi State University's Reveille Yearbook. The photo depicts the thirteen members of the Student YMCA. This organization is described as a place for creative students to be involved in current…

Black and white photograph from page 213 of Mississippi State University's Reveille Yearbook. The photo depicts thirteen members of the President's Cabinet of the Student Association at Mississippi State University. Phil Abernathy was sworn into…

Black and white photograph from page 206 of Mississippi State University's Reveille Yearbook. The photo depicts twenty-one members of the Student YMCA. The Student YMCA is described as the conscience of the university and a welcoming place for the…