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Samuel Ernest Vandiver Jr. (* 3. Juli 1918 in Canon, Franklin County, Georgia; † 21. Februar 2005 in Lavonia, Georgia) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker ( Demokratische Partei) und von 1959 bis 1963 Gouverneur von Georgia.
Samuel Ernest Vandiver Jr. (July 3, 1918 – February 21, 2005) was an American Democratic Party politician who was the 73rd governor of Georgia from 1959 to 1963.
21. Feb. 2005 · Ernest Vandiver (1918-2005) was the governor of Georgia from 1959 to 1963, when he faced the civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King. He opposed integration, threatened to close public schools, and clashed with King and the federal government over desegregation.
12. Aug. 2002 · Ernest Vandiver Jr. was governor of Georgia from 1959 to 1963, who cleaned up the state's image after scandals and improved its services and programs. He also faced the challenges of desegregation and county unit revision.
Learn about Ernest Vandiver, the governor who chose not to stand in the schoolhouse door and desegregated the University of Georgia. He also re-organized state government, expanded services, and promoted economic development in Georgia.
22. Feb. 2005 · Ernest Vandiver Jr. was a former governor of Georgia who presided over peaceful desegregation of schools and universities in the early 1960s. He died at age 86 in 2005 and was remembered as a courageous and progressive leader.
23. Feb. 2005 · By The Associated Press. Feb. 23, 2005. ATLANTA, Feb. 22 - Former Gov. S. Ernest Vandiver, who won office vowing that "no, not one" black child would enter a white classroom in Georgia but went...
