- Collection:
- General Oral History Collection
- Title:
- Interview of Primus King, civil rights leader, by Paula A. Davis
- Creator:
- King, Primus E., 1900-1986
- Contributor to Resource:
- Davis, Paula A.
- Date of Original:
- 1979-07-16
- Subject:
- African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Columbus
Civil rights workers--Georgia--Columbus
African Americans--Suffrage--Georgia--Columbus
Suffrage--Georgia--Columbus
African American men--Georgia--Columbus
Voting--Georgia--Columbus
Civil rights movements--Georgia--Columbus
Civil rights--Georgia--Columbus
African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia--Columbus
Mills and mill-work--Georgia--Columbus
Columbus (Ga.)--History--20th century
Water carriers (Persons)--Georgia--Columbus
Textile factories--Georgia--Columbus
Butlers--Georgia--Columbus
Chauffeurs--Georgia--Columbus
African American barbers--Georgia--Columbus
Barbers--Georgia--Columbus
African American clergy--Georgia--Columbus
Clergy--Georgia--Columbus
Democratic Party (Ga.) - People:
- King, Primus E., 1900-1986
King, Primus E., 1900-1986--Family
Davis, Paula A. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
transcripts - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Oral history interview with Primus King in which he discusses the discussing growing up in Columbus, Georgia, and his involvement in the trial that challenged the white-only Democratic Primary. King also mentions several jobs he held, including working at a cotton mill, serving white families as a butler and chauffeur, owning a barber shop, and leading congregations as a preacher. He further talks about civil rights challenges faced by African Americans in Columbus.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:columbus_gohc_primusking
- Digital Object URL:
- https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1065&context=muscogiana
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- When citing the Primus King oral history, please use the following citation: General Oral History Collection, Columbus State University Archives, Columbus, Georgia.
- Original Collection:
- General Oral History Collection, Columbus State University Archives (Columbus, Ga.)
- Contributing Institution:
- Columbus State University. Archives
- Rights:
-
Interview of Primus King, civil rights leader, by Paula A. Davis
