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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 Louisiana Medium instructional materials

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Collection
The Baton Rouge bus boycott of 1953 : a recaptured past

Description:: Online exhibit about the 1953 bus boycott in Baton Rouge, Louisiana featuring black-and-white photographs, oral histories, and a timeline of events.
Date of Original:: 2002
Contributing Institution:: LSU Libraries. Special Collections

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A house divided teaching guide

Description:: Online teaching guide companion to a documentary about the Civil Rights movement in New Orleans, Louisiana covering the years 1950 to 1965.
Date of Original:: 1955/1965
Contributing Institution:: Southern Institute for Education and Research

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Behind the veil

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