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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.
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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 · A biography of Lester Maddox, a controversial Georgia governor who rose to power on segregationist rhetoric and later became a populist leader. Learn about his early life, political career, and legacy in the state.
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 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 Maddox was a high school dropout who became governor of Georgia in 1966, after a violent and controversial campaign against integration and civil rights. He was a former restauranteur who opened the Pickrick Restaurant in 1947 and chased away black patrons with an axe-handle. He was elected lieutenant governor in 1971 and ran for president in 1976.
