- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Dr. Thomas H. Brewer historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Muscogee County
Civil rights workers--Georgia--Columbus - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: 1000 block of 1st Avenue, Columbus
Text of marker: "DR. THOMAS H. BREWER. A Pike County, Alabama native of African-American descent, Dr. Brewer was born November 16, 1894. His office was located at 1025 1/2 First Avenue. Brewer emerged as a chief spokesman for the civil rights of the Negro and was described by Roy Wilkins of the NAACP as a "fearless champion of the rights of his people." His goal to guarantee the Negro the right to vote throughout the State of Georgia and the South was achieved in the Primus King case in 1945. He was a leader of the local chapter of the NAACP and worked tirelessly for racial equality. Brewer was killed by gunshots February 18, 1956 near this site. ERECTED BY THE HISTORIC CHATTAHOOCHEE COMMISSION AND THE BLACK ENTREPRENEURS OF COLUMBUS 1989" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_dr-thomas-h
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_dr-thomas-h
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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