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1. Report to President John F. Kennedy regarding civil rights

Creator:: Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Date of Original:: 1962
Collection:: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: The Collection
Contributing Institution:: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

2. Martin Luther King, Jr., #7089

Creator:: Montgomery County (Ala.). Sheriff's Dept.
Date of Original:: 1956-02-21
Collection:: Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
Contributing Institution:: Montgomery County (Ala.). Archives

3. Rosa Parks, #7053

Creator:: Montgomery County (Ala.). Sheriff's Dept.
Date of Original:: 1956-02-21
Collection:: Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
Contributing Institution:: Montgomery County (Ala.). Archives

4. Handwriten arrest ledger

Creator:: Montgomery County (Ala.). Sheriff's Dept.
Date of Original:: 1956-02
Collection:: Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
Contributing Institution:: Montgomery County (Ala.). Archives

5. Brown v. Topeka Board of Education

Creator:: Warren, Earl, 1891-1974
Date of Original:: 1954
Collection:: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: The Collection
Contributing Institution:: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History