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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 judicial records

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Collection
Civil rights-- Brown vs. Board of Education

Description:: Eisenhower administration documents related to the Brown versus the Board of Education case
Date of Original:: 1951
1953/1954
1957
Contributing Institution:: Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

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Collection
Papers of Justice Tom C. Clark : civil liberties and civil rights cases of the U.S. Supreme Court

Description:: Dockets, drafts of opinions, notes, and conference memorandums for the U.S. Supreme Court desegregation cases Sweatt v. Painter, Brown v. Board of Education, Heart of Atlanta v. Georgia, and Katzenbach v. McClung.
Date of Original:: 1949/1967
Contributing Institution:: Tarlton Law Library

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Collection
Ada Lois Sipuel v. Board of Regents University of Oklahoma, 1948-

Description:: 251 imaged documents from the Oklahoma State Supreme Court, Civil Case No. 32756 regarding the first African-American woman admitted to the University of Oklahoma law school in 1948.
Date of Original:: 1946/1948
Contributing Institution:: Oklahoma. Department of Libraries

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Collection
Civil Case Files, 1938-1995, Records of the District Courts of the United States

Description:: Civil rights cases from U.S. District courts
Date of Original:: 1938/1995
Contributing Institution:: United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Atlanta Branch

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Collection
Records of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1772 – 2007

Description:: Records of the Supreme Court related to civil rights and Georgia cases.
Date of Original:: 1772/2007
Contributing Institution:: United States. National Archives and Records Administration

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Collection
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History : the collection

Description:: Documents and realia from the collections of the Gilder Lehrman Institute documenting African Americans from the discovery of America through the Civil Rights movement.
Date of Original:: 1493/2002
Contributing Institution:: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History