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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
King -Martin	Records with the name King but not the name Martin
“Freedom Rides” AND Carter	Records containing the phrase “Freedom Rides” and the name Carter
Selma AND (Lewis OR Williams)	Records containing the words Selma and Lewis or Selma and Williams

Clear All Location United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis

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Collection
Cleaborn Homes resident interviews

Description:: The Cleaborn Homes Collection includes interviews with former residents of the Cleaborn Homes housing project in Memphis, Tennessee. Cleaborn Homes were part of Memphis public housing, specifically Foote Homes, which were segregated in the 1960s, and retained a largely African-American population continuing through the 1990s.
Date of Original:: 2011
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

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Collection
King's last march

Description:: Radio documentary on Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968.
Date of Original:: 2008
Contributing Institution:: American Public Media

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Collection
AFSCME and Dr. King

Description:: Photographs, video, and articles about the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' strike and King's role in the strike.
Date of Original:: 2006
Contributing Institution:: AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)

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Collection
I am a man : an exhibit honoring the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' strike

Description:: Exhibit featuring black-and-white photographs, essays, and a chronology of events for the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' strike.
Date of Original:: 2006
Contributing Institution:: Walter P. Reuther Library (Wayne State University)

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Collection
Crossroads interviews

Description:
Date of Original:: 1975/2017
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

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Collection
Frank Holloman collection

Description:: Documents related to Memphis police chief and former F.B.I. agent Frank Holloman related to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Date of Original:: 1968-04
Contributing Institution:: Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room

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Collection
LIFE Presents : never-before-published Photos From Memphis, April 4, 1968

Description:
Date of Original:: 1968-04
Contributing Institution:: LIFE magazine

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Collection
LeMoyne-Owen reflections on sanitation strike march

Description:: The LeMoyne-Owen Collection consists of reflections written by students enrolled in Professor Michael P. Johnson’s History 202 and 204 classes at LeMoyne-Owen College in the spring of 1968.
Date of Original:: 1968-03-28
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

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Collection
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination investigation

Description:: Records of the investigation of Martin Luther King's assassination in Memphis, Tennessee
Date of Original:: 1968
Contributing Institution:: Shelby County (Tenn.). Register of Deeds

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Collection
Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike, 1968

Description:: Black-and-white photographs from the Memphis Press-Scimitar depicting the 1968 strike of the Memphis city sanitation workers.
Date of Original:: 1968
Contributing Institution:: University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department

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Collection
African-American life in Memphis, Tenn.

Description:: Letter about the Selma-Montgomery March, letter about the preservation of the Lorraine Motel, and a pamphlet about the history of the NAACP.
Date of Original:: 1965
Contributing Institution:: Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room

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Collection
Edmund Orgill papers

Description:: Papers of Memphis Mayor Edmund Orgill
Date of Original:: 1965
Contributing Institution:: Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room