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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 Medium clippings (information artifacts) Type Text Topics Government & Politics

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

Description:: William Tate (1903-1980) was the Dean of Men, University of Georgia, 1946-1971. The materials in this collection document events surrounding the desegregation of the University of Georgia in January 1961.
Date of Original:: 1961
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

Description:: This digital collection consists of reports relating to implementation of school desegregation that were sent to M. Hayes Mizell in his role with the American Friends Service Committee, his own speeches and writings, and photographs.
Date of Original:: 1950/2024
Contributing Institution:: South Caroliniana Library
University of South Carolina. Libraries

Description:: Documents relating to the Little Rock Office of Desegregation Management.
Date of Original:: 1950/2014
Contributing Institution:: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Description:: The collection documents the administrative business of the University of Georgia during O.C. Aderhold's tenure as president from 1950-1967. Materials of particular interest are those documenting the desegregation of the university in January 1961 when Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Hamilton Holmes became the first two African American students to attend UGA.
Date of Original:: 1950/1967
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

Description:: Clippings from publications at Guildford College related to the civil rights movement in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Date of Original:: 1945/2005
Contributing Institution:: Guilford College. Library
Sensitive Content:: Racial slurs are present in articles within this collection.

Description:: The Scrapbooks Collection is compiled of newspaper clippings covering different historical events in Alabama, Mississippi, and other states in the nation.
Date of Original:: 1913/1995
Contributing Institution:: Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)

Description:: Documents from the Papers of Robert E. McNair at South Carolina Political Collections
Date of Original:: 1905/1989
Contributing Institution:: South Caroliniana Library

Description:: Professional papers, case files, and collected publications of Joseph Tobias, attorney based in Chicago, Illinois, regarding his representation of Mamie Till-Mobley from 1955 to 1960.
Date of Original:: 1900/2005
Contributing Institution:: Florida State University Libraries. Special Collections

Description:: The University of Mississippi's Civil Rights Archive contains digitized versions of small collections related to the struggle for civil rights in Mississippi and the American South.
Date of Original:: 1865/1999
Contributing Institution:: John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
Sensitive Content:: Some of the images and language that appear in this digital collection depict prejudices that are not condoned by the University of Mississippi. This content is being presented as historical documents to aid in the understanding of both American history and the history of the University of Mississippi. The University Creed speaks to our current deeply held values, and the availability of this content should not be taken as an endorsement of previous attitudes or behavior.

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