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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 Subject African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis State Tennessee Rights In Copyright

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King's last march

Description:: Radio documentary on Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968.
Date of Original:: 2008
Contributing Institution:: American Public Media

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AFSCME and Dr. King

Description:: Photographs, video, and articles about the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' strike and King's role in the strike.
Date of Original:: 2006
Contributing Institution:: AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)

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I am a man : an exhibit honoring the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' strike

Description:: Exhibit featuring black-and-white photographs, essays, and a chronology of events for the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' strike.
Date of Original:: 2006
Contributing Institution:: Walter P. Reuther Library (Wayne State University)

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Crossroads interviews

Description:
Date of Original:: 1975/2017
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

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Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike, 1968

Description:: Black-and-white photographs from the Memphis Press-Scimitar depicting the 1968 strike of the Memphis city sanitation workers.
Date of Original:: 1968
Contributing Institution:: University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department

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Edwin Dalstrom papers

Description:: Correspondence and pamphlet of Edwin Dalstrom, Memphis Urban League chair in 1958
Date of Original:: 1958/1959
Contributing Institution:: University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department

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Memphis world

Description:: Issues dating from 1950 to 1970 of the Memphis-based, African American newspaper, the Memphis World.
Date of Original:: 1950/1970
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

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Russell B. Sugarmon collection

Description:: Documents related to judge and civil rights activist Russell B. Sugarmon.
Date of Original:: 1950
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College