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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 Subject African American political activists Rights In Copyright

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Say it plain : a century of great African American speeches / edited by Kate Ellis and Stephen Smith

Description:: Radio documentary on African American orators and their seminal speeches.
Date of Original:: 2005
Contributing Institution:: American Public Media

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SNCC 1960-1966 : Six years of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Description:: Traces Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from its beginnings in the Greensboro-inspired sit-ins in February 1960 through 1966 when Stokely Carmichael took over leadership from John Lewis.
Date of Original:: 1960/1966
Contributing Institution:: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project

Description:: Using photographs, oral histories, and teachers' resources, the Web site documents the Civil Rights movement in Seattle, Washington from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Date of Original:: 1950/1979
Contributing Institution:: Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project