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Dr. Thomas H. Brewer, a Pike County, Alabama, native of African-American descent, was born on November 16, 1894. His office was located at 1025 1/2 First Avenue. He emerged as a chief spokesman for the civil rights of the Negro and was described by Roy Wilkins of the NAACP as a fearless champion of the rights of his people. His goal of guaranteeing the Negro the right to vote throughout the South was achieved in the Primus King case in 1945. A leader of the local chapter of the NAACP, he worked tirelessly for racial equality until he was killed by gunshots on February 18, 1956, near this site.
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Columbus, Georgia · United States
