Interview with Georgia Davis Powers, August 13, 2010
Project: Georgia Davis Powers Oral History Project
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In this interview with Kentucky Senator and civil rights activist Georgia Davis Powers, Powers discusses in great detail the events of the few days prior to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as her memories of his assassination and the aftermath.Interview Accession
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African Americans--Civil rights Powers, Georgia Davis, 1923-2016 Civil rights movements--United States King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 Protest movements Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis Memphis (Tenn.) Man-woman relationships African American leadership Poor People's Campaign Politicians--Kentucky Kentucky--Politics and government Assassination Powers, Georgia Davis, 1923-2016--InterviewsInterview Rights
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Powers, Georgia Davis Interview by Gerald L. Smith. 13 Aug. 2010. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Powers, G.D. (2010, August 13). 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 13, 2010, Georgia Davis Powers Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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