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Maddox was a restaurant owner who famously kept a baseball bat in an umbrella stand at the door of his business to chase away Blacks who tried to enter.  The publicity he received for these actions in 1964 qualified him for and got him elected Democrat governor of Georgia two years later in 1966. In 1968, between the assassination of [[Dr. Martin Luther King]] and nomination of Vice President [[Hubert Humphrey]] who did not run in any primary or caucus election, Maddox tossed his hat into the ring as a Democrat presidential candidate,<ref>https://sites.google.com/site/maddoxfamilywebsite/maddox-famous/gov-lester-maddox</ref> and received glowing [[MSM]] national attention.

Maddox was a restaurant owner who famously kept a baseball bat in an umbrella stand at the door of his business to chase away Blacks who tried to enter.  The publicity he received for these actions in 1964 qualified him for and got him elected Democrat governor of Georgia two years later in 1966. In 1968, between the assassination of [[Dr. Martin Luther King]] and nomination of Vice President [[Hubert Humphrey]] who did not run in any primary or caucus election, Maddox tossed his hat into the ring as a Democrat presidential candidate,<ref>https://sites.google.com/site/maddoxfamilywebsite/maddox-famous/gov-lester-maddox</ref> and received glowing [[MSM]] national attention.

After Humphrey's nomination, Maddox then supported the 3rd party candidacy of Alabama Democrat governor [[George Wallace]], and ran as a 3rd party presidential candidate in the 1976 general election. Maddox failure to support the Democrat presidential nominee in 1968 caused him to lose support among some Georgia Democrats, paving the way for the election of Jimmy Carter in 1970. Maddox stepped down to the Number 2 spot as Lieutenant Governor. He ran for president against Carter, whom he personally disliked, in 1976 as the nominee of a small third party.

After Humphrey's nomination, Maddox supported Alabama Democrat former Governor [[George Wallace]] as the nominee of the former American Independent Party. Maddox's refusal to support Humphrey cost him to support among some Georgia Democrats, particularly in his home city of [[Atlanta]], and paved the way for the election of Jimmy Carter in 1970. Maddox stepped down to become Lieutenant Governor. Maddox ran for president against Carter, whom he personally disliked, in 1976 as the nominee of the American Independent Party.

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[[George Wallace]]

*[[George Wallace]]

*[[Orval Faubus]]

*[[Orval Faubus]]

== References ==

== References ==

[[Category:Georgia Governors]]

[[Category:Georgia Governors]]

[[Category:Former Governors]]

[[Category:Former Governors]]

[[Category:Democrats]]

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[[Category:Racism]]

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[[Category:Georgia]]

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