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Clear All State Tennessee Medium reports

1.
Collection
Carl and Anne Braden Papers

Description:: Documents describing civil rights projects in Fayette and Haywood counties in Tennessee from 1961 to 1963
Date of Original:: 1961/1963
Contributing Institution:: University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections

2.
Collection
Maxine A. Smith NAACP collection

Description:: Records dating from 1960 to 1969 documenting the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Memphis, Tennessee
Date of Original:: 1961/1969
Contributing Institution:: Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room