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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 Race discrimination--United States

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Wednesdays in Mississippi : Civil rights as women's work : Breaking down barriers and mobilizing women, an exhibit Website

Description:: Online exhibit on the National Council of Negro Women's Wednesdays in Mississippi Project.
Date of Original:: 2006/2020
Contributing Institution:: University of Houston

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Radio fights Jim Crow / by Stephen Smith

Description:: Radio documentary on World War II-era radio programs which tried to mend the deep racial and ethnic divisions that threatened America.
Date of Original:: 2001
Contributing Institution:: American Public Media

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Remembering Jim Crow / by Stephen Smith, Kate Ellis, and Sasha Aslanian

Description:: Radio documentary on Jim Crow.
Date of Original:: 2001
Contributing Institution:: American Public Media

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Rosa Parks papers

Description:: Items from the Manuscript Division and the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress that document many aspects of Parks's private life and public activism on behalf of civil rights for African Americans.
Date of Original:: 1866/2006
Contributing Institution:: Library of Congress

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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History : the collection

Description:: Documents and realia from the collections of the Gilder Lehrman Institute documenting African Americans from the discovery of America through the Civil Rights movement.
Date of Original:: 1493/2002
Contributing Institution:: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History