Interview of Primus King, civil rights leader, by Paula A. Davis
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@ Columbus State University. Archives
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Oral history interview with Primus King in which he discusses the discussing growing up in Columbus, Georgia, and his involvement in the trial that challenged the white-only Democratic Primary. King also mentions several jobs he held, including working at a cotton mill, serving white families as a butler and chauffeur, owning a barber shop, and leading congregations as a preacher. He further talks about civil rights challenges faced by African Americans in Columbus.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.
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Davis, Paula A
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Digital Library of GeorgiaKeywords
- African American Barbers
- African American Civil Rights Workers
- African American Clergy
- African American Men
- African Americans
- Barbers
- Butlers
- Chauffeurs
- Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Movements
- Civil Rights Workers
- Clergy
- Columbus
- Columbus (Ga.)
- Democratic Party (Ga.)
- Georgia
- History
- Mills And Mill Work
- Suffrage
- Textile Factories
- Voting
- Water Carriers (Persons)