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“Montgomery Bus Boycott”	Records that have the exact phrase Montgomery Bus Boycott
Albany OR Augusta +integration	Records with the word integration that also contain the words Albany and/or Augusta
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Clear All Location United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah State Georgia

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Collection
Happiness & hard times

Description:: Transcripts of oral histories conducted in 1973 with Savannah residents.
Date of Original:: 1973
Contributing Institution:: Georgia Southern University. Libraries
Lane Library (Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus)

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W. W. Law Moving Image and Sound collection

Description:: Content collected from 1954 to 2004 by W. W. Law, a prominent Civil Rights leader, local historian, historic preservationist and community leader in Savannah, Georgia including recordings of local news television and radio programs, concerts of local artists, interviews, oral histories, and more.
Date of Original:: 1955/2004
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

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Collection
Archives of Savannah State University

Description:: Programs, yearbooks, newspapers, and reports documenting Savannah State University, Georgia's oldest public historically black college or university, from 1939 to 2011.
Date of Original:: 1939/2011
Contributing Institution:: Asa H. Gordon Library (Savannah, Ga.)

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Collection
W.W. Law photograph collection

Description:: Photographs dating between 1868 and 2002 collected by Savannah civil rights leader W.W. Law. and his mother Geneva.
Date of Original:: 1868/2002
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

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Collection
City of Savannah Municipal Archives Funeral Programs

Description:: Funeral programs documenting the funeral services of residents, primarily African American, who were connected to the Savannah, Georgia community.
Date of Original:: 1850/2024
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives