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C.B. King (1923-1988)

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Title
C.B. King (1923-1988)
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.
Bibliographic Citation
Cite as: "C. B. King (1923-1988)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
Creator
Lawson, Mary Sterner
Date
2003-12-09
Rights Holder
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Source
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
Spatial Coverage
United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Albany, 31.57851, -84.15574
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
King
C. B. (Chevene Bowers)
1923-1988
Type
Text
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