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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
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Clear All Contributing Institution James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives

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Voices of freedom : the Virginia civil rights movement / produced by the Virginia Civil Rights Movement Video Initiative.

Description:: Oral histories (each approximately 20-25 minutes long) of leaders of the Civil Rights movement in Virginia.
Date of Original:: 2003
Contributing Institution:: James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives

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Carver-VCU partnership oral history collection

Description:: Series of interviews conducted in 1999-2000 as part of a Carver-VCU Partnership project documenting the history of the African American Carver neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia.
Date of Original:: 1999/2000
Contributing Institution:: James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives

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Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) public schools

Description:: Photographs of African American schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia from the 1950s and 1960s.
Date of Original:: 1959/2003
Contributing Institution:: James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives

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Farmville 1963 civil rights protests

Description:: Collection of images of school desegregation protests in Farmville, Virginia, the county seat of Prince Edward County.
Date of Original:: 1959/1969
Contributing Institution:: James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives

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Goochland County Rosenwald Schools oral history project, 2013-2015

Description:: The purpose of the project is to document education in Goochland County, Virginia, particularly the impact of the Rosenwald Schools, and the differences between the education offered to white and black students during the period the Rosenwald Schools operated.
Date of Original:: 1922/2014
Contributing Institution:: James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives

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Historic Fulton oral history project

Description:: Oral history interviews with teachers, activists, clergy, and community leaders who grew up in the predominantly African-American Historic Fulton community in Richmond, Virginia in the 1930s through the 1950s.
Date of Original:: 1900/1999
Contributing Institution:: James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives