C.B. King 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 Albany Movement (Albany, Ga.) Automobiles--Georgia--Albany Streets--Georgia--Albany Storefronts--Georgia--Albany King, C. B. (Chevene Bowers), 1923-1988 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. New Georgia Encyclopedia Black-and-white photographs http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-2463 http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1057 Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia Albany (Ga.) Dougherty County (Ga.) Courtesy of Cochran Studios/A. E. Jenkins Photography.