- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- King and Hollowell
- Date of Original:
- 1960/1970
- Subject:
- Civil rights workers--Georgia--Albany
African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Albany
Lawyers--Georgia--Albany
African American lawyers--Georgia--Albany
Men--Georgia--Albany
African American men--Georgia--Albany
Civil rights--Georgia
African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia
Automobiles--Georgia--Albany
Streets--Georgia--Albany
Storefronts--Georgia--Albany
Albany Movement (Albany, Ga.) - People:
- King, C. B. (Chevene Bowers), 1923-1988
Hollowell, Donald L., 1917-2004 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Albany, 31.57851, -84.15574
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Attorney C. B. King (left) with attorney Donald L. Hollowell (center), who worked to gain admittance of Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to the University of Georgia.
Photograph of civil rights attorney C. B. King (left) with attorney Donald L. Hollowell, who worked to gain admittance of Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to the University of Georgia. They stand on a curb outside a white car. An unidentified man stands on the right. Stores stand in the background.
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-2463/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Cochran Studios/A. E. Jenkins Photography
- 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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