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'''Lester Maddox''' was the 75th Governor of [[Georgia]] from January 11, 1967 to January 12, 1971. A lifelong [[Democrat]], he championed [[segregation]], and like contemporary [[liberals]], advocated the threat and use of violence to achieve political ends.<ref>http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=34f8224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD</ref> He later served as [[Jimmy Carter]]'s [[Lieutenant Governor]]. | '''Lester Maddox''' was the 75th Governor of [[Georgia]] from January 11, 1967 to January 12, 1971. A lifelong [[Democrat]], he championed [[segregation]], and like contemporary [[liberals]], advocated the threat and use of violence to achieve political ends.<ref>http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=34f8224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD</ref> He later served as [[Jimmy Carter]]'s [[Lieutenant Governor]]. | ||
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Revision as of 05:43, February 27, 2021
Lester Maddox was the 75th Governor of Georgia from January 11, 1967 to January 12, 1971. A lifelong Democrat, he championed segregation, and like contemporary liberals, advocated the threat and use of violence to achieve political ends.[1] He later served as Jimmy Carter's Lieutenant Governor.
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.