- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- C. B. King
- Date of Original:
- 1923/1988
- Subject:
- Civil rights workers--Georgia--Albany
African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Albany
Men--Georgia--Albany
African American men--Georgia--Albany
Lawyers--Georgia--Albany
African American lawyers--Georgia--Albany
Books--Georgia--Albany
Albany Movement (Albany, Ga.) - People:
- King, C. B. (Chevene Bowers), 1923-1988
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Albany, 31.57851, -84.15574
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- C. B. King was a prominent African American attorney who fought for civil rights in southwest Georgia.
Photograph of civil rights activist and attorney C. B. King sitting before a wall lined with law books. He faces forward.
C. B. King was a prominent African American lawyer known for his courage, courtroom eloquence, and legal skills in the face of fierce and even violent opposition during the civil rights struggle in southwest Georgia. The first black lawyer in the area, King was an inspiration to an entire generation of young law interns and civil rights activists. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/c-b-king-1923-1988/m-2461/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Carol King
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/albany-movement
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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