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1. Tent City "Home of the Brave," circa 1960

Creator:: AFL-CIO. Industrial Union Department
Date of Original:: 1960
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

2. A first step toward school integration, 1958 June

Creator:: Holden, Anna
Date of Original:: 1958
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

3. Highlander Folk School, circa 1940

Creator:: Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.)
Date of Original:: 1940
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division