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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 Subject Civil rights workers--United States Location United States, Southern States Rights In Copyright

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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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Wednesdays in Mississippi : Civil rights as women's work : Breaking down barriers and mobilizing women, an exhibit Website

Description:: Online exhibit on the National Council of Negro Women's Wednesdays in Mississippi Project.
Date of Original:: 2006/2020
Contributing Institution:: University of Houston

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Oral histories of the American South : The civil rights movement

Description:: Civil rights related oral histories from the collections of the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina.
Date of Original:: 1972/2014
Contributing Institution:: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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SNCC 1960-1966 : Six years of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Description:: Traces Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from its beginnings in the Greensboro-inspired sit-ins in February 1960 through 1966 when Stokely Carmichael took over leadership from John Lewis.
Date of Original:: 1960/1966
Contributing Institution:: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Rosa Parks papers

Description:: Items from the Manuscript Division and the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress that document many aspects of Parks's private life and public activism on behalf of civil rights for African Americans.
Date of Original:: 1866/2006
Contributing Institution:: Library of Congress