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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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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections acquires, preserves, and provides open access to rich cultural heritage resources that document Chattanooga, the state of Tennessee, and the South including the history of the University. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Chattanooga Public Library are proud to curate the collections of the recently-folded Chattanooga History Center. The materials are accessible to the public in the George Connor Special Collections Reading Room located on the 4th floor of the UTC Library. Researchers my also consult a representative sampling of the resources in the Chattanooga History Collections Online digital library.

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Location:: https://www.utc.edu/library/special-collections/services/ask-an-archivist.php

Collections

Name	Description
Chattanooga Sit-ins and desegregation