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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 State Georgia Contributing Institution Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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AUC Woodruff Library oral history collection

Description:: Oral history interviews recorded in 2017 at the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library.
Date of Original:: 2017
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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David Roberts oral history collection

Description:: Oral history interviews of Atlanta's African American community conducted by Roberts, an Atlanta University student, in the summer of 1973
Date of Original:: 1973
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Maynard Jackson mayoral administrative records

Description:: The Maynard Jackson mayoral administrative records consist of materials spanning the years 1968 to 1994, including photographs, general correspondence, mayoral campaign materials, and printed and published materials and correspondence related to the Atlanta Child Murders.
Date of Original:: 1968/1994
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Bo Richmond Photograph Collection

Description:: Roosevelt "Bo" Richmond was an amateur photographer from Alabama. He photographed events, buildings, people, and documented the Civil Rights movement in Atlanta in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Date of Original:: 1964/1974
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Atlanta Community Relations Commission Collection

Description:: This collection consists of records generated by Eliza Paschall and the Atlanta Community Relations Commission (ACRC) during her year as Executive Director of the ACRC.
Date of Original:: 1960/1970
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Maurice Pennington political cartoon collection

Description:: The Maurice Pennington political cartoon collection contains sketches of his political cartoons drawn for the Atlanta Inquirer, some original artwork, articles and programs from exhibitions. Most of the works were created during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
Date of Original:: 1960/1970
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Atlanta Urban League papers

Description:: The Atlanta Urban League (AUL) was established in 1920 as an affiliate of the National Urban League. The AUL served as an organization dedicated to addressing the social and economic concerns of African Americans in the city of Atlanta.
Date of Original:: 1948/1964
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Indices to Atlanta University historical theses and dissertations

Description:: Indices to Atlanta University historical theses and dissertations, dating from 1931 to 1975
Date of Original:: 1931/1975
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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National Council of Negro Women: subject vertical files

Description:: The subject vertical files contain publications and printed materials, such as newspaper clippings, press releases, pamphlets, and flyers from 1930s to 1980s. These items highlight the activities, programs, and events of the National Council of Negro Women.
Date of Original:: 1917/1989
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Grace Towns Hamilton papers

Description:: Grace Towns Hamilton (1907-1992) was a civic leader and Georgia General Assembly member. She is known as the first African American woman elected to the Georgia General Assembly. She represented the Vine City area of Atlanta in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1965 to 1984.
Date of Original:: 1910/1984
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Johnson Publishing Company clipping files collection

Description:: Founded in 1942 by African American businessman John H. Johnson, the Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. published Ebony and Jet magazines, as well as other publications. This collection contains newspapers clippings, press releases, and more used as research for the various publications.
Date of Original:: 1905/1982
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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C. Eric Lincoln collection

Description:: Photographs from 1904 to 2000 documenting portraiture, family, research, and events participated in by African American scholar and minister C. Eric Lincoln.
Date of Original:: 1904/2000
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library