ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — The former office of a civil rights attorney credited as being southwest Georgia’s first Black lawyer is facing demolition.
A group of activists is trying to save the now roofless building that once served as the law office of the late C.B. King, a civil rights-era attorney whose clients included Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis.
King’s son, Chevene King, told WALB-TV he has received paperwork notifying him of the city’s intent to tear down the building. He sees the property as a civil rights landmark that should be saved.
“This is one of the footprints that needs to be preserved so that people are reminded of their history,” King said.
Angela Cain-Gibson of the Albany Historic Preservation Commission says she has received 30 letters opposing demolition of the building.