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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
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Description:: Documents, sound recordings, and visual images covering the Civil Rights movement in Alabama and the work of Southern activists.
Date of Original:: 1956/1974
Contributing Institution:: Pennsylvania State University. Special Collections Library

Description:: Black-and-white photographs documenting the University of Alabama during its integration by Autherine Lucy in February 1956.
Date of Original:: 1956
Contributing Institution:: William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library
Sensitive Content:: Material contained in The University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections may negatively depict race, gender, religious beliefs, ethnicities, and class. The University of Alabama Libraries does not endorse the views expressed in these materials. We present our collections as they were originally created to promote scholarly research and analysis.

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

Description:: The Negro Travelers' Green Book series was published by Victor H. Green as a resource for African American travelers; the information provided in the travel guide enabled African Americans to find safe and welcoming dining and lodging accommodations during the days of segregation.
Date of Original:: 1956
Contributing Institution:: South Caroliniana Library

Description:: Photographs and files of the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission, the state's official counter civil rights agency from 1956 to 1973.
Date of Original:: 1956/1973
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Description:: Selected raw news footage of both Georgia and national civil rights events and leaders from Atlanta's WSB-TV station from 1956 to 1980.
Date of Original:: 1956/1980
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Description:: Collection of scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and photographs documenting desegregation and sit-ins in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Date of Original:: 1955/1980
Contributing Institution:: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Description:: Documents regarding the Eisenhower administration's views on civil rights
Date of Original:: 1955/1960
Contributing Institution:: Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

Description:: Documents from the Eisenhower administration related to the 1955 murder of Emmett Till
Date of Original:: 1955/1956
Contributing Institution:: Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

Description:: This curated collection brings together diverse archival footage from the University of South Carolina's Moving Image Research Collections (MIRC) documenting the Civil Rights movement, and the long struggle for equality and social justice in South Carolina and beyond.
Date of Original:: 1955/1975
Contributing Institution:: University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Description:: Online teaching guide companion to a documentary about the Civil Rights movement in New Orleans, Louisiana covering the years 1950 to 1965.
Date of Original:: 1955/1965
Contributing Institution:: Southern Institute for Education and Research

Description:: This digital collection includes calendars, letters, publications, essays, speeches and other papers documenting James T. McCain’s involvement with local and national civil rights organizations. The bulk of the items evidence his interest in local issues such as illiteracy, integration of public schools, and voter turnout in South Carolina’s African American community.
Date of Original:: 1955/2003
Contributing Institution:: South Caroliniana Library
University of South Carolina. Libraries

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