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King, Primus E., 1900-1986

Authoritative Name:

King, Primus E., 1900-1986

Biography:

Primus E. King, an African American registered to vote, was turned away from the courthouse in Columbus, Georgia when he sought to vote in the Democratic Party's primary election on July 4, 1944. Oscar D. Smith Sr., a white attorney, prepared a lawsuit against members of the Muscogee County Democratic Party Executive Committee for denying King his right to vote. Federal district court judge T. Hoyt Davis ruled in King's favor as did the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, overturning Georgia's "white only" primary. King worked in Columbus as a a barber and minister.

Associated Subjects:

King, Primus E., 1900-1986
King, Primus E., 1900-1986--Family
King, Primus E., 1900-1986--Trials, litigation, etc.

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

9 items in 4 collections (expand all)

Civil rights leader Primus E. King speaking at the NAACP Awards Banquet, Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia, October 10, 1980.

Creator:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:: 1980-10-10
Collection:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Civil rights leader Primus E. King speaking at the NAACP Awards Banquet, Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia, October 10, 1980.

Creator:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:: 1980-10-10
Collection:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Georgia State Senator Julian Bond with civil rights leader Primus E. King at the NAACP Awards Banquet, Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia, October 10, 1980.

Creator:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:: 1980-10-10
Collection:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Interview of Primus King, civil rights leader, by Paula A. Davis

Creator:: King, Primus E., 1900-1986
Date of Original:: 1979-07-16
Collection:: General Oral History Collection
Contributing Institution:: Columbus State University. Archives

Osgood Williams oral history interview, 1988 May 12.

Creator:: Williams, Osgood, 1913-
Date of Original:: 1988-05-12
Collection:: Georgia Government Documentation Project
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

W. W. Law oral history interview, 1990 November 15

Creator:: Law, W. W., (Westley Wallace), 1923-2002
Date of Original:: 1990-11-15
Collection:: Georgia Government Documentation Project
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Primus E. King

Date of Original:: 1977
Collection:: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:: New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Primus E. King (1900-1986)

Creator:: Lloyd, Craig
Date of Original:: 2005-05-20
Collection:: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:: New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Thomas Brewer (1894-1956)

Creator:: Lloyd, Craig
Date of Original:: 2007-08-03
Collection:: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:: New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)