- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- C. B. King (1923-1988)
- Creator:
- Lawson, Mary Sterner
- Date of Original:
- 2003-12-09
- Subject:
- African American political activists--Georgia
Race discrimination--Georgia
Georgia--Race relations
Civil rights movements--Georgia
Georgia--History--20th century
Civil rights--Georgia
Civil rights workers--Georgia
African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia
African American lawyers--Georgia
Georgia--Race relations--History--20th century - People:
- King, C. B. (Chevene Bowers), 1923-1988
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Albany, 31.57851, -84.15574
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about C. B. King, a prominent African American lawyer during the civil rights struggle in southwest Georgia. King attended Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee and the law school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. King practiced law for many years in his hometown of Albany, Georgia.
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.
GSE identifier: SS8H11 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/c-b-king-1923-1988/
- Rights Holder:
- If you wish to use content from the NGE site for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, you must request and receive written permission from the NGE. Such requests may be directed to: Permissions/NGE, University of Georgia Press, 330 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30602.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "C. B. King (1923-1988)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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