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Lester Garfield Maddox (* 30. September 1915 in Atlanta; † 25. Juni 2003 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, Gouverneur des US-Bundesstaats Georgia von 1967 bis 1971 und Vertreter der Rassentrennung
Lester Garfield Maddox Sr. (September 30, 1915 – June 25, 2003) was an American politician who served as the 75th governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1971.
25. Juni 2003 · Lester Maddox, the Atlanta restaurant owner and archsegregationist who adopted the pick handle as his symbol of defiance in a successful bid for the Georgia governorship in 1966, died on...
20. Apr. 2004 · As the leader of the state’s delegation to the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago, Illinois, Maddox fought against the civil rights aims of the party. Despite such conflict, Maddox remained a popular governor with many of Georgia’s citizens, paradoxically including many African Americans.
Lester Garfield Maddox (* 30. September 1915 in Atlanta; † 25. Juni 2003 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, Gouverneur des US-Bundesstaats Georgia von 1967 bis 1971 und Vertreter der Rassentrennung.
26. Juni 2003 · Lester Maddox, who has died aged 87, achieved notoriety in the 1960s when he handed out axe handles, known as Maddox drumsticks, to customers at the Pickrick, his "whites only" Atlanta...
Lester Maddox. September 30, 1915 - Atlanta. He was a high school dropout who would be governor. Born in Atlanta, Lester Maddox worked at the Bell Bomber factory in Marietta during World War II. He opened the Pickrick Restaurant in Atlanta in 1947. It became the focal point of his fierce opposition to integration and civil rights.
