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Vor 5 Tagen · Atlanta cafeteria owner Lester Maddox, left, shoves one of several Black men who attempted to integrate his restaurant in 1964. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images. Maddox used newspaper...
Vor einem Tag · In the 1966 gubernatorial election, Carter ran against liberal former governor Ellis Arnall and conservative segregationist Lester Maddox in the Democratic primary. In a press conference, he described his ideology as "Conservative, moderate, liberal and middle-of-the-road ... I believe I am a more complicated person than that."
- Lester Maddox
- Ronald Reagan
Vor einem Tag · Lester Maddox (1915–2003) January 11, 1967 – January 12, 1971 (term-limited) Democratic: 1966: George T. Smith: 76 Jimmy Carter (b. 1924) January 12, 1971 – January 14, 1975 (term-limited) Democratic: 1970: Lester Maddox: 77 George Busbee (1927–2004) January 14, 1975 – January 11, 1983
Vor 4 Tagen · Lester Maddox autographs one of the axe handles that he sold for $2 in 1964. Bettmann/Getty Images When a Georgia court ordered Maddox to obey the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Maddox chose to shut ...
Vor 5 Tagen · Legislators chose the candidate who earned the least number of votes and was an ardent segregationist – Democrat Lester Maddox, owner of a chicken restaurant and a perennial candidate.
Vor 5 Tagen · Former state Sen. Jimmy Carter listens to applause at the Capitol in Atlanta on April 3, 1970, after announcing his candidacy for governor. In the background, his wife, Rosalynn, holds daughter Amy. Carter finished third in the 1966 Democratic primary behind Lester Maddox and Ellis Arnall. (Charles Kelly/AP)
Vor 5 Tagen · Legislators chose the candidate who earned the least number of votes and was an ardent segregationist – Democrat Lester Maddox, owner of a chicken restaurant and a perennial candidate. That transformation of Maddox from racist, eccentric business owner to governor was a historical note amid a backdrop of Southern politics and the region’s resentment of Black political gains.
