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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
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Description:: Black-and-white photographs dating from 1893 to 1975 of the career of Atlanta police chief Herbert T. Jenkins including images of African American police officers and the Summerhill riots in 1966.
Date of Original:: 1893/1975
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta History Center

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

Description:: This collection consist of materials spanning Augusta Baker's career from the 1930s to 1990.
Date of Original:: 1890/2005
Contributing Institution:: South Caroliniana Library
University of South Carolina. Libraries

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

Description:: Since its beginnings in 1888, the Clemson University Board of Trustees is the main governing body for the university. As defined in Thomas Green Clemson’s will, the Board of Trustees consists of seven Trustees who select their successors and six Trustees who are appointed by the State Legislature. The Board’s main responsibility is to govern through establishment of policies that ensure academic quality and freedom, protect the University’s financial security, and ensure efficient and effective administration through the Board’s selected president and its executive officers.
Date of Original:: 1890/1994
Contributing Institution:: South Carolina Digital Library

Description:: This collection consists of the papers of Towns from 1851 to 1963. It includes correspondence, literary works, diaries, photographs, and publications.
Date of Original:: 1890-1929
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Description:: Correspondence and materials relating to issues of national importance during the 1960s, including civil rights legislation, from congressional files belonging to Basil Lee Whitener (1915-1989), a U.S. Representative from Gastonia, N.C.
Date of Original:: 1889/1968
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Description:: This collection includes transcriptions of interviews about Birmingham events and personalities.
Date of Original:: 1889/1995
Contributing Institution:: Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)

Description:: This digital collection consists of materials related to African American lives, emphasizing matters of education, politics, and labor.
Date of Original:: 1882/2003
Contributing Institution:: William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library
Sensitive Content:: Material contained in The University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections may negatively depict race, gender, religious beliefs, ethnicities, and class. The University of Alabama Libraries does not endorse the views expressed in these materials. We present our collections as they were originally created to promote scholarly research and analysis.

Description:: The Cullen Jackman Memorial Collection, dating from 1881-1995 documents the artistic and creative nature of those of African descent.
Date of Original:: 1881/1995
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Description:: Civil rights-related documents from the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies.
Date of Original:: 1880/2014
Contributing Institution:: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies