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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 Subject Race relations State North Carolina Rights In Copyright

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An imperfect revolution : voices from the desegregation era / by Kate Ellis and Catherine Winter

Description:: Radio documentary about school desegregation in Charlotte, North Carolina and Louisville, Kentucky.
Date of Original:: 2007
Contributing Institution:: American Public Media

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I raised my hand to volunteer : students protest in 1960s Chapel Hill

Description:: Online exhibit about the 1960s student protests in Chapel Hill, N.C
Date of Original:: 2007
Contributing Institution:: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library

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Sit-ins & the movement

Description:: Overview of the Greensboro Sit-ins including biographies and a timeline.
Date of Original:: 1995/2022
Contributing Institution:: International Civil Rights Center and Museum

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Greensboro voices : voicing observations in Civil Rights and equality struggles

Description:: Oral histories documenting the Civil Rights movement in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Date of Original:: 1970/2002
Contributing Institution:: Greensboro Public Library (Greensboro, N.C.)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries

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Civil rights clippings from Guilford College publications

Description:: Clippings from publications at Guildford College related to the civil rights movement in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Date of Original:: 1945/2005
Contributing Institution:: Guilford College. Library
Sensitive Content:: Racial slurs are present in articles within this collection.

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An African American album vol. 2 : the Black experience in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County

Description:: Online scrapbook documenting African American life in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina from the 1940s through the 1990s.
Date of Original:: 1940/1999
Contributing Institution:: Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (N.C.)

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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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Behind the veil

Description:: History of African American life during the age of Jim Crow, roughly the period from the 1890s to the 1950s.
Date of Original:: 1890/1959
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library