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1. The Civil Rights movement: The promise of democracy; JFK's radio and television report to the American people on civil rights, June 11, 1963

Date of Original:: 1963-06
Collection:: For Educators
Contributing Institution:: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

2. Excerpts from the March on Washington, part 3

Date of Original:: 1941/1964
Collection:: Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Special Collection
Contributing Institution:: WGBH Educational Foundation

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Brian Urquhart collection of material about Ralph Bunche, ca. 1932-1972

Creator:: Urquhart, Brian
Date of Original:: 1932/1972
Contributing Institution:: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections

4. Emancipation Proclamation

Creator:: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Date of Original:: 1863-01-01
Collection:: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: The Collection
Contributing Institution:: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History