'''Lester Maddox''' was the Governor of [[Georgia]] from 1967 to 1971. A lifelong [[Democrat]], he championed [[segregation]], and like contemporary [[liberals]], advocated the threat and use of violence to achieve political ends. | '''Lester Maddox''' was the Governor of [[Georgia]] from 1967 to 1971. A lifelong [[Democrat]], he championed [[segregation]], and like contemporary [[liberals]], advocated the threat and use of violence to achieve political ends. |