Time Periods: Progressive Era to World War II (1900-1945) - Civil Rights Digital Library Search Results

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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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Civil rights law

Description:: Video course on civil rights that focuses on the rights of all Americans under the federal and state Constitutions and laws.
Date of Original:: 2019
Contributing Institution:: LawShelf Educational Media

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Regional African American Museum of Northeast Georgia Exhibit

Description:: Twentieth century photographs and other materials documenting the African American contributions in Habersham, Banks, Rabun, and White counties. A virtual version of the exhibit is available.
Date of Original:: 2011
Contributing Institution:: Regional African American Museum of Northeast GA, Inc.

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Goin' back : remembering UGA

Description:: Oral history interviews with University of Georgia alumni describing their student days from the 1930s to the 1970s as well as reflecting on life in contemporary Georgia.
Date of Original:: 2006/2016
Contributing Institution:: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection

Description:: Oral histories conducted by Bob Short between 2006 and 2010 with politically prominent Georgians.
Date of Original:: 2006/2013
Contributing Institution:: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Southline Press, Inc. photographs

Description:: Southline Press, Inc. was an Atlanta weekly published from 1985-1988. The collection includes images of political and civic leaders, entertainers, businesses, Atlanta landmarks, and demonstrations related to civil rights and abortion rights.
Date of Original:: 1985/1988
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta History Center

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Boyd Lewis photographs

Description:: Photographs taken by African American journalist Boyd Lewis between 1970 and 1982 while he worked at the Atlanta Voice and the Atlanta Inquirer depicting the rise of the African American political class, journalists, social activists, clergy, students, and Atlanta neighborhoods.
Date of Original:: 1970/1982
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta History Center

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Georgia Government Documentation Project

Description:: Oral histories collected from 1971 to 2002 of twentieth-century Georgia political figures.
Date of Original:: 1969/2001
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

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WALB Newsfilm collection

Description:: Selected raw footage from Albany, Georgia's NBC affiliate, WALB during the Albany Movement, 1961.
Date of Original:: 1961/1978
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

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Lillian Smith letters to Ashley Montagu

Description:: Correspondence regarding the Anisfield-Wolf Award Committee, books that have been nominated for the award, and personal matters. The collection also includes a carbon from Norman Cousins to Lillian Smith, and a telegram announcing Smith's death.
Date of Original:: 1956/1966
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

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Lillian Smith letter to Kelsey Guilford

Description:: One typewritten letter dated November 11, 1949, "Dear Mr. Guilford," from Lillian Smith regarding Guilford's review of Killers of the Dream.
Date of Original:: 1949-11-11
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

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Lillian Smith letters

Description:: Correspondence between Lillian Smith and her publisher, W.W. Norton & Company, particularly with George P. Brockway and Storer B. Lunt, who discuss the distribution of her works, publicity to sell her books, and reviews of her works. Also includes letters from others relating to the distribution of or reaction to her works.
Date of Original:: 1949/1966
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

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Lillian Smith and Paula Snelling letters

Description:: Correspondence of a personal nature, regarding health and family matters, but some discuss Smith's activities while on lecture tours. Includes an editorial from 1951 calling Smith's book "Strange Tripe."
Date of Original:: 1943/1955
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library