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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

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AFSCME and Dr. King

Description:: Photographs, video, and articles about the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' strike and King's role in the strike.
Date of Original:: 2006
Contributing Institution:: AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)

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I am a man : an exhibit honoring the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' strike

Description:: Exhibit featuring black-and-white photographs, essays, and a chronology of events for the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' strike.
Date of Original:: 2006
Contributing Institution:: Walter P. Reuther Library (Wayne State University)

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Collection
Tennessee encyclopedia of history and culture

Description:: Online encyclopedia treating the history and culture of Tennessee
Date of Original:: 2002
Contributing Institution:: Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture

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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
LeMoyne-Owen reflections on sanitation strike march

Description:: The LeMoyne-Owen Collection consists of reflections written by students enrolled in Professor Michael P. Johnson’s History 202 and 204 classes at LeMoyne-Owen College in the spring of 1968.
Date of Original:: 1968-03-28
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

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Collection
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination investigation

Description:: Records of the investigation of Martin Luther King's assassination in Memphis, Tennessee
Date of Original:: 1968
Contributing Institution:: Shelby County (Tenn.). Register of Deeds

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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
Who Speaks for the Negro?

Description:
Date of Original:: 1964/1965
Contributing Institution:: Jean and Alexander Heard Library (Vanderbilt University)

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Collection
Carl and Anne Braden Papers

Description:: Documents describing civil rights projects in Fayette and Haywood counties in Tennessee from 1961 to 1963
Date of Original:: 1961/1963
Contributing Institution:: University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections

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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

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Collection
Edwin Dalstrom papers

Description:: Correspondence and pamphlet of Edwin Dalstrom, Memphis Urban League chair in 1958
Date of Original:: 1958/1959
Contributing Institution:: University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department