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Stelarc’s performance "Parasite" (1997) involved attaching electrodes to his body, which were connected to a search engine scouring the internet for images of the human body. When a match was found, the system would send an electrical impulse to his…

The item is a paper that United States Senator John Stennis sent to citizen Mr. Rodger E. Ownby, who is from Jackson, Mississippi. The contents of the letter are typed, and it contains all of members of the Senate in the upper left hand corner of the…

A digital image of flooding in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The image depicts a house, car, telephone pole, and stop sign under several feet of standing water along Humanity Street.

Signature of Isham Stewart from an 1875 petition to Governor Ames.

Letter from Isham Stewart to Governor Ames.

This item is a letter written on letterhead of The Street Clinic letterhead in Vicksburg, Mississippi from Richard Street to Senator John C. Stennis. In the letter, Street expresses the community's annoyance regarding the trouble caused by "summer…

Signature of Thomas W. Stringer from an 1871 petition supporting Blanche K. Bruce as a trustee of Alcorn University.

Letter/Press Release: Mike Thelwell, The director of Student Nonviolence Coordinating Committee, wrote this letter to the public to inform them of a hearing. This hearing was held in Washing D.C. at the National Theatre on June 8, 1964. The hearing…

Poster: It briefly describes the purpose of a hearing that will take place. The purpose of this hearing is the violence that has occurred in Mississippi due to Freedom Summer black voter registration.

Paper/essay on the reasoning for a hearing being held in Washington D.C. in 1964. The paper discusses the violent response seen in Mississippi because of the voter registration drives for black Americans. The paper comments on the need for action to…