Thomas Brewer
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Title
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Thomas Brewer
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Description
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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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Date
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1950
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Format
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image/jpeg
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Rights Holder
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Courtesy of Columbus State University Archives.
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Source
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New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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Spatial Coverage
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United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771
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Subject
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Civil rights workers--Georgia--Columbus
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African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Columbus
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African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia--Columbus
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Civil rights--Georgia--Columbus
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Men--Georgia--Columbus
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African American men--Georgia--Columbus
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Physicians--Georgia--Columbus
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African American physicians--Georgia--Columbus
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Civic leaders--Georgia--Columbus
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African American civic leaders--Georgia--Columbus
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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Murder victims--Georgia--Columbus
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Brewer, Thomas H. (Thomas Hency), 1894-1956
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Type
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StillImage
