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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

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52 Steps, the Journey of Lincoln University of Missouri

Description:: Images of the Founders, Buildings, and Special Schools that chronicle the history of the historically Black, Lincoln University that place its history into a national context.
Date of Original:: 1860/1959
Contributing Institution:: Inman E. Page Library (Lincoln University of Missouri)

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64 Parishes

Description:: Online encyclopedia and online magazine from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.
Date of Original:: 2022
Contributing Institution:: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities

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Ada Lois Sipuel v. Board of Regents University of Oklahoma, 1948-

Description:: 251 imaged documents from the Oklahoma State Supreme Court, Civil Case No. 32756 regarding the first African-American woman admitted to the University of Oklahoma law school in 1948.
Date of Original:: 1946/1948
Contributing Institution:: Oklahoma. Department of Libraries

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Advancing Workers’ Rights in the American South

Description:: Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, audiovisual recordings, and more documenting AFL-CIO work between 1943 and 1999.
Date of Original:: 1943/1999
Contributing Institution:: University of Maryland, College Park. Libraries

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AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records

Description:: Between 1973 and 1989, the Southeast Division made seven donations of materials to the GSU Southern Labor Archives. These include correspondence, print materials and publications by the AFL-CIO and other organizations, administrative records, photographs, and audio recordings, as well as the personal papers of E.T. Kehrer. 
Date of Original:: 1949/1989
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

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An African American album vol. 2 : the Black experience in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County

Description:: Online scrapbook documenting African American life in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina from the 1940s through the 1990s.
Date of Original:: 1940/1999
Contributing Institution:: Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (N.C.)

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African American collections

Description:: Items from African American history collections within the Department of Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida Libraries
Date of Original:: 1930/1979
Contributing Institution:: University of Florida. Libraries

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African American history

Description:: This collection traces the history and culture of African Americans particularly in the Eastern North Carolina region.
Date of Original:: 1728/2018
Contributing Institution:: J.Y. Joyner Library

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African American Imprints Collection

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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African-American life in Memphis, Tenn.

Description:: Letter about the Selma-Montgomery March, letter about the preservation of the Lorraine Motel, and a pamphlet about the history of the NAACP.
Date of Original:: 1965
Contributing Institution:: Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room

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African American lives

Description:: This digital collection consists of materials related to African American lives, emphasizing matters of education, politics, and labor.
Date of Original:: 1882/2003
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.

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African American odyssey

Description:: Online version of an exhibit at the Library of Congress on African American life.
Date of Original:: 1998
Contributing Institution:: Library of Congress

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African Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1963-1974

Description:: Press photographs of protests and the Black Panthers in San Francisco between 1963 and 1974.
Date of Original:: 1963/1974
Contributing Institution:: Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

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AFSCME and Dr. King

Description:: Photographs, video, and articles about the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' strike and King's role in the strike.
Date of Original:: 2006
Contributing Institution:: AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)

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Aftermath map project

Description:
Date of Original:: 1957/2007
Contributing Institution:: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

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Alabama Audiovisual Collection : 1965 Civil rights demonstrations

Description:: Moving images of 1965 Alabama civil rights demonstrations.
Date of Original:: 1965
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

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Alabama history education materials

Description:: The Alabama History Education Materials Collection features instructional activities and lesson plans that were created from the collections of the Alabama Department of Archives and History. The materials in this collection cover topics in Alabama History from the First Alabamians to the modern Civil Rights Movement and more. These materials are downloadable, printable, and free to use.
Date of Original:: 1996
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Media Group collection

Description:: This collection contains more than 3 million negatives taken by newspaper photographers working for the Birmingham News, the Huntsville Times, and Mobile’s Press-Register between the 1920s and the early 2000s (mostly from the 1960s to the 1990s).
Date of Original:: 1956/1991
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

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Alabama photographs and pictures collection

Description:: The Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection includes over 20,000 images covering a a wide range of topics, places, and individuals from throughout the state's history.
Date of Original:: 1931/2000
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

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Albert Gore Sr. Senate Collection

Description:: Civil rights-related correspondence of Senator Albert Gore, Sr. from 1956 to 1968
Date of Original:: 1956/1968
Contributing Institution:: Albert Gore Research Center (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)

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Allen Building takeover collection, 1969-2002

Description:: Documents related to the February 13, 1969 occupation of Duke University's main administration building by students belonging to the school's Afro-American Society.
Date of Original:: 1969/2002
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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American Baptist College collection

Description:: The American Baptist College collection is comprised of yearbooks, catalogues, bulletins, Garnett-Narbrit Lecture series programs, photographs, and audio visual assets ranging from 1924 to present, demonstrating it's rich history commitment to students' success.
Date of Original:: 1924/9999
Contributing Institution:: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Library Alliance

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American experience

Description:: Companion Web site to the PBS series, "The American Experience."
Date of Original:: 1997
Contributing Institution:: Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)