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History - Desegregation and Civil Rights

This guide is intended to provide a basis for research of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.

Finding Primary Sources

Finding Primary Sources for Teachers and Students

Finding Primary Sources
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Primary Sources

Archival Material
Civil Rights Primary Sources

Behind the Veil: Documenting African-American Life in the Jim Crow South
Duke University Libraries
Civil Rights Digital Library
Includes primary sources and other materials from museums, archives, libraries, and others. Developed by libraries in Georgia.
Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive

Amistad Digital Resource: Civil Rights Era
From Columbia University.
Has image, video, audio and document archives, plus much more.
Crossroads Home
Crossroads to Freedom connects the world with Memphis history through an archive of documents, newspapers, images and oral histories. Our goal is to empower Memphians to tell the stories of our city and region as a vital aspect of participation in the future of our community.