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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
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Description:: Correspondence between Lillian Smith and her publisher, W.W. Norton & Company, particularly with George P. Brockway and Storer B. Lunt, who discuss the distribution of her works, publicity to sell her books, and reviews of her works. Also includes letters from others relating to the distribution of or reaction to her works.
Date of Original:: 1949/1966
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

Description:: The Atlanta Urban League (AUL) was established in 1920 as an affiliate of the National Urban League. The AUL served as an organization dedicated to addressing the social and economic concerns of African Americans in the city of Atlanta.
Date of Original:: 1948/1964
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Description:: This digital collection provides a contextual glance into primary sources surrounding the legal case Briggs v. Elliott. This court case “challenged school segregation in Summerton, South Carolina. In this collection, you’ll find letters, affidavits, brochures, and reports dating from 1952-1956.
Date of Original:: 1947/1984
Contributing Institution:: South Caroliniana Library
University of South Carolina. Libraries

Description:: Collection documenting the civil rights activism of Marian Bruce Logan.
Date of Original:: 1945/1989
Contributing Institution:: South Caroliniana Library

Description:: Correspondence of a personal nature, regarding health and family matters, but some discuss Smith's activities while on lecture tours. Includes an editorial from 1951 calling Smith's book "Strange Tripe."
Date of Original:: 1943/1955
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

Description:: The Bacote papers document an important period in the history of Atlanta, and of Atlanta University. The activities of one very prominent scholar and community leader help provide an important piece of the history of the university and its community.
Date of Original:: 1930/1978
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Description:: South Carolina Council on Human Relations (SCCHR) played a key role in fostering better living and social conditions for African Americans and promoting racial harmony within South Carolina and the South generally. Its archives document the movement for civil rights within South Carolina during the twentieth century.
Date of Original:: 1930/1975
Contributing Institution:: University of South Carolina. Libraries
Sensitive Content:: This collection contains a great deal of historical information, and in some documents you will find racial slurs. The University of South Carolina Libraries does not promote or endorse these slurs, but instead looks to provide unedited historical documents about the civil rights movement in South Carolina.

Description:: Web site for the Stanford University-based Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute which works in cooperation with the Martin Luther King, Jr. family to publish and preserve the speeches, writings, and correspondence of Martin Luther King
Date of Original:: 1929/2007
Contributing Institution:: Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute
Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project

Description:: The Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup C, Series X: Civil Rights relates to many aspects of the civil rights issue. Almost all of the files deal with black-white relations in the United States, particularly those involving legislative action during Senator Russell's career in the Senate. Issues, such as the antilynching bill, the Fair Employment Practices Committee, racial integration, and the various civil rights bills from 1948 until 1964, are documented. There are also records related to other topics such as cloture, the literacy voting bill, the poll tax, school prayer, and some subjects which are indirectly related to the race issue. Any additional non-textual materials originally filed with papers were removed for preservation purposes and improved access. These materials include photographs, audiovisual items, scrapbooks, vertical files, memorabilia, and books.
Date of Original:: 1922/1971
Contributing Institution:: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Description:: The collection consists of letters, pictures, clippings, manuscripts, programs, printed materials, notes, file cards, and other materials concerning the life, career, and writings of the late Dr. Clarence Leonard Jordan, founder of Koinonia Farms, an agricultural missionary enterprise, and inter-racial community.
Date of Original:: 1920/1970
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

Description:: Papers of Georgia author, lecturer, human rights advocate Lillian Smith (1897-1966) from circa 1920-1980, one of the first prominent white Southerners to stand against segregation.
Date of Original:: 1920/1980
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

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