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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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Description:: Civil rights resources from the State Library and Archives of Florida.
Date of Original:: 2000
Contributing Institution:: Florida. State Library
Florida State Archives

Description:: Online version of an exhibit at the Library of Congress on African American life.
Date of Original:: 1998
Contributing Institution:: Library of Congress

Description:: The Alabama History Education Materials Collection features instructional activities and lesson plans that were created from the collections of the Alabama Department of Archives and History. The materials in this collection cover topics in Alabama History from the First Alabamians to the modern Civil Rights Movement and more. These materials are downloadable, printable, and free to use.
Date of Original:: 1996
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Description:: Biographies and articles about the history of Washington state and the Seattle area.
Date of Original:: 1996
Contributing Institution:: HistoryLink.org

Description:: Overview of the Greensboro Sit-ins including biographies and a timeline.
Date of Original:: 1995/2022
Contributing Institution:: International Civil Rights Center and Museum

Description:: Documenting the Civil Rights Movement in Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes.
Date of Original:: 1993/1998
Contributing Institution:: LSU Libraries. Special Collections

Description:: Oral history interviews conducted between 1989 and 1999 about civil rights activist Anne Braden.
Date of Original:: 1989/1999
Contributing Institution:: Kentucky Digital Library
Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History
University of Kentucky

Description:: Oral history collection consisting of 41 interviews conducted for the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies from 1986-2006.
Date of Original:: 1986/2006
Contributing Institution:: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Description:: Records of civil rights organization SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. including administrative records, program files, and printed material.
Date of Original:: 1985/1987
Contributing Institution:: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Emory University

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