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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
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Encyclopedia Virginia : Civil Rights Movement

Description:: Encyclopedia articles on Virginia civil rights leaders, court cases, and events.
Date of Original:: 2008/2011
Contributing Institution:: Virginia Humanities

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Carver-VCU partnership oral history collection

Description:: Series of interviews conducted in 1999-2000 as part of a Carver-VCU Partnership project documenting the history of the African American Carver neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia.
Date of Original:: 1999/2000
Contributing Institution:: James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives

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Goochland County Rosenwald Schools oral history project, 2013-2015

Description:: The purpose of the project is to document education in Goochland County, Virginia, particularly the impact of the Rosenwald Schools, and the differences between the education offered to white and black students during the period the Rosenwald Schools operated.
Date of Original:: 1922/2014
Contributing Institution:: James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives

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Historic Fulton oral history project

Description:: Oral history interviews with teachers, activists, clergy, and community leaders who grew up in the predominantly African-American Historic Fulton community in Richmond, Virginia in the 1930s through the 1950s.
Date of Original:: 1900/1999
Contributing Institution:: James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives

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Behind the veil

Description:: History of African American life during the age of Jim Crow, roughly the period from the 1890s to the 1950s.
Date of Original:: 1890/1959
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library