King, Marion, 1932-2007

Authoritative Name:
King, Marion, 1932-2007
Biography:
Marion Townsend King Jackson, wife of Albany, Georgia civil rights activist Slater King, Marion Townsend King was a Spelman graduate. In 1962 during a visit to a Mitchell County jail to distribute supplies and food to imprisoned civil rights protesters, a pregnant Marion King was attacked by police. As a direct result of the attack, King lost her baby. King received her law degree from Mercer University in the 1970s and served as an assistant attorney for Atlanta during the Maynard Jackson and Andrew Young administrations.
Associated Subjects:
King, Marion, 1932-2007
King, Marion, 1932-2007--Interviews
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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MFDP--General papers, 1965-1971, part 1 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 2, Segment 2, Part 1)

Creator:
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Date of Original:
1965/1966
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 47, Folder 11)

Creator:
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Date of Original:
1930/2002
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 47, Folder 8)

Creator:
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Date of Original:
1930/2002
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 48, Folder 1)

Creator:
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Date of Original:
1930/2002
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Shirah--Civil rights material, 1961-1964, undated (Samuel C. Shirah, Jr., papers, 1961-1964; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 540, Box 1, Folder 2)

Creator:
Shirah, Samuel C., 1943-
Date of Original:
1959/1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Stromquist--Mississippi Freedom Project background information, 1964 (Shelton Stromquist papers, 1963-1978; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 641, Box 1, Folder 3)

Creator:
Stromquist, Shelton, 1943-
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society
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Albany Movement

Date of Original:
1961/1962
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)