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Affiliation | Democratic |
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Name | Chevene B. "C. B." King |
Address | Albany, Georgia , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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October 17, 1923
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Died | March 15, 1988
(64 years)
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Contributor | RBH |
Last Modifed | RBH Jul 28, 2015 02:41am |
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Info | King made two attempts to secure political office. His race to win a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1964, though unsuccessful, was a landmark effort, for he was the first black in Georgia to run for Congress since the Reconstruction era.
Nominated five years later, in 1969, by the state's black leadership, he became Georgia's first African American candidate for governor. He was supported by Andrew Young, Hosea Williams, and Julian Bond. Harry Belafonte gave a benefit performance for the campaign. Although he did not win the governorship, his candidacy inspired large numbers of black people to register, and their voting power ensured the election of several black candidates for local and regional offices.
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