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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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Description:: Papers of Durham, North Carolina civic leader Rencher Nicholas Harris, the first African American city councilman in Durham, and the first African American man to sit on the Durham County Board of Education; Harris' service to Durham spanned the period following the Brown school desegregation decision of 1954 and continued throughout the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
Date of Original:: 1851/1965
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Description:: Materials belonging to African American educator, journalist, and reformer Charles N. Hunter from Raleigh, North Carolina that discuss and illuminate the problems experienced by emancipated African Americans during Reconstruction and into the early 20th century, encompassing agriculture, business, race relations, reconstruction, education, politics, voting rights, and economic improvement.
Date of Original:: 1850/1932
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Description:: Funeral programs documenting the funeral services of residents, primarily African American, who were connected to the Savannah, Georgia community.
Date of Original:: 1850/2024
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

Description:: Georgia State University's Southern Labor Archives, established in 1971, is dedicated to collecting, preserving and making available the documentary heritage of Southern workers and their unions, as well as that of workers and unions having a historic relationship to the region.
Date of Original:: 1850/2010
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Description:: Photographs dating from the 1840s to the 2009 from the photography staff of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Date of Original:: 1840/2009
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Description:: Images and documents that span from the early history of Southern University and A&M College, a historically Black institution, in 1880 to 1960.
Date of Original:: 1840/1977
Contributing Institution:: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Library Alliance

Description:: Textual and visual materials relating to civil rights in Arkansas.
Date of Original:: 1835/2005
Contributing Institution:: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
Ouachita Baptist University. Archives
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Torreyson Library

Description:: Volunteer Voices provides access to digitized primary sources documenting the history and culture of Tennessee. Significant events from Civil Rights Movement are presented in this collection from the perspective of Tennesseans.
Date of Original:: 1801/2022
Contributing Institution:: University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections

Description:: Historically significant photographs of people, places, and structures from Georgia's past from the Vanishing Georgia Collection at the Georgia Archives.
Date of Original:: 1800/1994
Contributing Institution:: Georgia Archives
Sensitive Content:: This site includes historical images and accompanying materials that may contain offensive language or negative stereotypes reflecting the culture or language of a particular period or place. These items are presented as part of the historical record. Please be aware before entering the site that some of the images may be disturbing.

Description:: Companion Web site to film on the Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky
Date of Original:: 1792/1996
Contributing Institution:: Kentucky Educational Television

Description:: Collection of books, pamphlets, and other printed material produced by African American authors or publishers in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Date of Original:: 1790/1922
Contributing Institution:: Emory University. General Libraries
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Sensitive Content:: This collection may include historical materials that are offensive or harmful. Historical records are evidence of the time in which they were created and often contain language and images that are racist, homophobic, sexist, ableist, or otherwise derogatory and insensitive. This content does not reflect the values of Emory Libraries. If you are concerned about content in this collection, please complete our take down form and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible.

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