United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Albany, 31.57851, -84.155741923/1988C. B. King was a prominent African American attorney who fought for civil rights in southwest Georgia.Photograph of civil rights activist and attorney C. B. King sitting before a wall lined with law books. He faces forward.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.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/albany-movementForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/albany-movementForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaCivil rights workers--Georgia--AlbanyAfrican American civil rights workers--Georgia--AlbanyMen--Georgia--AlbanyAfrican American men--Georgia--AlbanyLawyers--Georgia--AlbanyAfrican American lawyers--Georgia--AlbanyBooks--Georgia--AlbanyAlbany Movement (Albany, Ga.)C. B. KingStillImage