Interview with Georgia Davis Powers, August 12, 2010
Project: Georgia Davis Powers Oral History Project
Interview Summary
In this interview with Kentucky Senator and civil rights activist Georgia Davis Powers, Powers discusses such topics as the beginning of her relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., her recollection of the day of his assassination, her autobiography and the public's reactions to it, her memories of civil rights marches, and her memories of various people involved in the organization of civil rights demonstrations.Interview Accession
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Selma to Montgomery marches 1964 March on Frankfort A.D. King Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King, A.D. Alfred Daniel (A.D.) Williams King King, Alfred Daniel (A.D.) Williams Ward, Lukey Lukey Ward Relationships The Day Dr. Martin Luther King was Killed: Five Friends, Five Hours, Five Steps to Infamy (Book) Dr. King's Last Day (Book) I Shared the Dream: The Pride, Passion and Politics of the First Black Woman Senator from Kentucky (Book) African American authors. Assassination.Interview LC Subject
African Americans--Civil rights Powers, Georgia Davis, 1923-2016 African American leadership King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 Louisville (Ky.) Man-woman relationships African Americans--Social conditions Civil rights movements--United States Race discrimination African Americans--Segregation Civil rights demonstrations Race relations Frankfort (Ky.) Protest movements Powers, Georgia Davis, 1923-2016--InterviewsInterview Rights
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Powers, Georgia Davis Interview by Gerald L. Smith. 12 Aug. 2010. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Powers, G.D. (2010, August 12). Interview by G. L. Smith. Georgia Davis Powers Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Powers, Georgia Davis, interview by Gerald L. Smith. August 12, 2010, Georgia Davis Powers Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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