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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 Contributing Institution Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)

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Collection
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing Collection (Birmingham Public Library (Birmingham, Ala.))

Description:: Newspaper clippings and photographs related to the 1963 bombing of Birmingham's Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and the subsequent investigation and trial
Date of Original:: 1963/1965
Contributing Institution:: Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)

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Collection
Theophilus Eugene ‘Bull’ Connor papers, 1959-1963

Description:: The papers, which consist of letters, memoranda, clippings, photographs and reports, are the office files kept by Theophilius Eugene "Bull" Connor during his last five years as Commissioner of Public Safety.
Date of Original:: 1951/1963
Contributing Institution:: Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)

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Collection
The scrapbooks

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.)

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Collection
Photographs

Description:: A collection of photographs of the architecture, businesses, and people of Birmingham. Included in the collection are portraits of prominent historical figures and photographs that document the civil rights movement in the city.
Date of Original:: 1908/1966
Contributing Institution:: Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)

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Collection
Oral histories

Description:: This collection includes transcriptions of interviews about Birmingham events and personalities.
Date of Original:: 1889/1995
Contributing Institution:: Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)