Charles H. King, Jr. eloquently described his childhood in Pottsville in his book, "Fire in my Bones."
A black childhood in Pottsville in the 1930s – Charles H. King, Jr.
“Fire in My Bones” – Pottsville native and Civil Rights leader Charles H. King’s memoir
Charles H. King Jr. lead seminars about race in America and participated in the Civil Rights movement. He grew up in Schuylkill County.
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