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Politician, civil rights activist. Georgia Davis Powers (née Montgomery; October 19, 1923 [1] – January 30, 2016) was an American politician who served for 21 years as a state senator in the Kentucky Senate. In 1967, she was the first person of color elected to the senate.
May 24, 2024 · Georgia Davis Powers was a Kentucky state senator and a civil rights activist who had a romantic relationship with Martin Luther King Jr. She was in Memphis when he was assassinated and heard the scraping sound of his blood being collected.
Jan 30, 2016 · LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Georgia Davis Powers, a giant in the fight for civil rights in Kentucky and the first African-American woman elected to the state Senate, has died. She was 92. She died around 3:40 a.m. Saturday at her brother's home in Louisville, said Louisville's NAACP President Raoul Cunningham, a friend for five decades.
Mar 19, 2016 · Learn about the life and achievements of Georgia Davis Powers, a civil rights activist and politician who broke racial barriers in Kentucky. She fought for equal rights for African Americans, women, the poor, and the disabled in the state and the nation.
Learn about Georgia Davis Powers, the first African American woman to serve in the Kentucky State Senate and a civil rights activist. She sponsored anti-discrimination laws, supported Dr. Martin Luther King, and was honored with a highway expressway.
Jan 30, 2016 · Powers was a confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. and a champion of anti-discrimination laws in Kentucky. She served 21 years in the state Senate and was a role model for blacks in public service.
Jan 30, 2016 · Trump classified documents case. Israel-Hamas war. Civil rights leader, politician Georgia Davis Powers dies. Published 8:01 AM PDT, January 30, 2016. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A prominent civil rights leader in Kentucky who became the state’s first woman and African-American elected to the state’s Senate has died. Georgia Davis Powers was 92.
