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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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“Freedom Rides” AND Carter	Records containing the phrase “Freedom Rides” and the name Carter
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Collection
Septima P. Clark Papers, ca. 1910-ca. 1990

Description:: Personal papers dating from 1919-1996 of Septima P. Clark, a Charleston educator and civil rights activist.
Date of Original:: 1919/1996
Contributing Institution:: Avery Research Center

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Asa and Elna Spaulding papers, 1909-1997 and undated, bulk 1935-1983

Description:: Materials document the lifelong involvement of African American civic leaders Asa and Edna Spaulding in the business, political, educational, religious, and social life of Durham, N.C.; the Spauldings were active in a broad range of political bodies, businesses, civic groups, and activist organizations.
Date of Original:: 1909/1997
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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Collection
Eugene Avery Adams papers, 1892-1968

Description:: Eugene Avery Adams (1886-1958) was a minister in the African American Episcopal Church and a leader in the fields of education, civil rights, and business.
Date of Original:: 1892/1968
Contributing Institution:: South Caroliniana Library

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Collection
Rosa Parks papers

Description:: Items from the Manuscript Division and the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress that document many aspects of Parks's private life and public activism on behalf of civil rights for African Americans.
Date of Original:: 1866/2006
Contributing Institution:: Library of Congress