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Thomas Brewer Photograph of Thomas Brewer, founder of the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter in Columbus, Georgia. He looks left and smiles widely., Brewer, a physician, spearheaded the drive for racial equality in Columbus from the 1920s until his assassination on February 18, 1956, which was widely believed to have resulted from his political activism. Brewer, whose death had a considerable impact on local race relations, is recognized as a national civil rights movement martyr.
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Primus E. King Photograph of Primus E. King holding a reparation check. He faces forward and smiles. In 1977 the Democratic Executive Committee of Muscogee County, Georgia, as mandated by Federal Judge T. Hoyt Davis in 1945, presented a check for $324.70 to Primus E. King. The court awarded the money to King in reparation for the denial of his right to vote in a 1944 Democratic primary. King, an African American duly registered to vote in Georgia, sought to cast a ballot at the Muscogee County Courthouse in Columbus in the Democratic Party's primary election. Shortly after entering the courthouse, King was roughly turned away by a law officer who escorted him back out to the street.
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Postcard of Eleventh and Broad Downtown Columbus in 1895 Postcard of Eleventh and Broad Downtown Columbus in 1895
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Postcard of 1011 Broadway Postcard of 1011 Broadway
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Postcard of Muscogee County Courthouse Postcard of Muscogee County Courthouse
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Postcard of "St. Elmo." Columbus, Ga. Front: Picture of "St. Elmo." Columbus, Ga. Back: Note on left: Do write to me. And color me a picture. Love Mammy. Addressed to Margaret Leonend Macon, GA
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Fort Benning and Lawson Field A pamphlet describing Fort Benning and Lawson Field
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Fort Benning "Home of the Infantry" A pamphlet describing Fort Benning.
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Columbus, Georgia: The Place With the Power and the Push A pamphlet describing the history of Columbus and emphasizing Columbus's power and influence.
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Postcard of a Diorama of the CSS Muscogee at the Confederate Naval Museum, Columbus, Georgia
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Photograph of Mildred L. Terry at the Fourth Avenue Library, Columbus, Georgia Photograph of Mildred L. Terry, African American librarian, at the Fourth Avenue Library, Columbus, Georgia's first African American library.
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Photograph of a Group of African Americans at the Fourth Avenue Library in Columbus, Georgia A photograph of a group of African Americans sitting around a table at the Fourth Avenue Library in Columbus, Georgia. Founded in 1953, it was Columbus' first library for African Americans.
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Photograph of Mildred L. Terry Showing John R. Bannister a Book in the Fourth Avenue Library, Columbus, Georgia Photograph of African American librarian Mildred L. Terry showing John R. Bannister, director of the library, a book in the Fourth Avenue Library, Columbus, Georgia. Founded in 1953, the Fourth Avenue Library was Columbus' first library for African Americans.
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Photograph of Mildred L. Terry and a Group of Women at the Fourth Avenue Library, Columbus, Georgia A photograph of women including Mildred L. Terry sitting around a table at the Fourth Avenue Library, Columbus, Georgia, the city's first library for African Americans
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Postcard of View from Bridge over Chattahoochee River, Columbus, GA Postcard of View from Bridge over Chattahoochee River, Columbus, GA
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Postcard of Scene on the Chattahoochee River, Columbus, GA Postcard of Scene on the Chattahoochee River, Columbus, GA