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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 Location United States, Texas, Jefferson County, Beaumont

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Civil rights in black and brown

Description:: Covering the period since the onset of the civil rights era, the Civil Rights in Black and Brown oral history interviews with African American, Mexican American, and white activists located throughout the large, diverse state adds new depth to the study of “black/brown” and multicultural relations past and present.
Date of Original:: 2015-06-03/2017-02-21
Contributing Institution:: University of North Texas. Libraries

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John J. Herrera papers

Description:: John James Herrera (1910-1986), a lawyer and leading civil rights advocate for Mexican Americans, played a role in key cases that ultimately established that separate schools for Mexican American children were illegal and that the systematic exclusion of Spanish-speaking citizens from service on juries was unconstitutional.
Date of Original:: 1930/1987
Contributing Institution:: University of North Texas. Libraries