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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 Georgia Time Periods Civil Rights & Sunbelt Georgia (1945-1980)

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Atlanta student movement project

Description:: The Atlanta Student Movement Project is a research project uncovering and preserving the history of Atlanta sit-ins and student protests that were pivotal in the success of the Student Movement, the Civil Rights movement, and the history of the city of Atlanta as a whole.
Date of Original:: 2016-10-31/2018-12-05
Contributing Institution:: Kennesaw State University. Department of Archives, Rare Books and Records Management

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Athens Oral History Project, 2014-2016

Description:: Oral histories documenting the history of Athens, Georgia from the mid-twentieth century to the 2010s including neighborhoods and communities in Athens, civil rights demonstrations, African American history, as well as personal histories of narrators.
Date of Original:: 2014/2016
Contributing Institution:: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Regional African American Museum of Northeast Georgia Exhibit

Description:: Twentieth century photographs and other materials documenting the African American contributions in Habersham, Banks, Rabun, and White counties. A virtual version of the exhibit is available.
Date of Original:: 2011
Contributing Institution:: Regional African American Museum of Northeast GA, Inc.

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Goin' back : remembering UGA

Description:: Oral history interviews with University of Georgia alumni describing their student days from the 1930s to the 1970s as well as reflecting on life in contemporary Georgia.
Date of Original:: 2006/2016
Contributing Institution:: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection

Description:: Oral histories conducted by Bob Short between 2006 and 2010 with politically prominent Georgians.
Date of Original:: 2006/2013
Contributing Institution:: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Valdosta State College Integration

Description:: Online exhibit summarizing the history of integration at Valdosta State College and at other Georgia educational institutions
Date of Original:: 2006
Contributing Institution:: Valdosta State University. Odum Library. Archives and Special Collections

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Southline Press, Inc. photographs

Description:: Southline Press, Inc. was an Atlanta weekly published from 1985-1988. The collection includes images of political and civic leaders, entertainers, businesses, Atlanta landmarks, and demonstrations related to civil rights and abortion rights.
Date of Original:: 1985/1988
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta History Center

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Barbara Freeman Cooper and Eartha Bryant Head collection

Description:: An oral history interview from 2020 and a photograph from 1980-1989 documenting the lives and experiences of Barbara Freeman Cooper and Eartha Bryant Head, two African American women who grew up in the Lemon Street neighborhood of Marietta, Georgia.
Date of Original:: 1980/2020
Contributing Institution:: Kennesaw State University. Department of Archives, Rare Books and Records Management

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NAACP Cobb County branch records, 1947 - 2017

Description:: Records of the Cobb County Branch of the (NAACP) during the presidential terms of Donnie Perry (1994-1997) and Deane Bonner (1997-present).
Date of Original:: 1975/1986
Contributing Institution:: Kennesaw State University. Department of Archives, Rare Books and Records Management

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David Roberts oral history collection

Description:: Oral history interviews of Atlanta's African American community conducted by Roberts, an Atlanta University student, in the summer of 1973
Date of Original:: 1973
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Boyd Lewis photographs

Description:: Photographs taken by white journalist Boyd Lewis, who worked for two of Atlanta's African American newspapers, the Atlanta Voice and the Atlanta Inquirer between 1970 and 1982. Lewis' work depicts the rise of the African American political class, journalists, social activists, clergy, students, and Atlanta neighborhoods.
Date of Original:: 1970/1982
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta History Center

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Georgia Government Documentation Project

Description:: Oral histories collected from 1971 to 2002 of twentieth-century Georgia political figures.
Date of Original:: 1969/2001
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections