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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 State Tennessee Type Text Contributing Institution Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room

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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
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

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Collection
Maxine A. Smith NAACP collection

Description:: Records dating from 1960 to 1969 documenting the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Memphis, Tennessee
Date of Original:: 1961/1969
Contributing Institution:: Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room