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[[File:Carter and Maddox (cropped).PNG|left|300px|thumb|Jimmy Carter and [[Lester Maddox]].]]
[[File:Carter and Maddox (cropped).PNG|left|300px|thumb|Jimmy Carter and [[Lester Maddox]].]]
In 1966 Carter unsuccessfully sought the Democrat nomination for [[Governor]] of Georgia. This failure significantly affected Carter personally as the story goes by influencing him to turn to [[religion]] for comfort, convincing him that he had been "born again."<ref>The Presidents by Richard Kirkendall, pg. 552</ref> Carter did succeed in his second bid for Governor in 1970. [[Racism]] was a major factor in his campaign, in which he criticized his primary challenger Carl Sanders for paying tribute to [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], in an effort to depress Sanders's white vote. Carter said "I have no trouble pitching for [[George Wallace|[George] Wallace]] votes and black votes at the same time, I can win this election without a single black vote." Wallace was the [[Alabama]] Democrat governor who ran for president in 1968 and famous for saying, "Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever."
In 1966 Carter unsuccessfully sought the Democrat nomination for [[Governor]] of Georgia. This failure significantly affected Carter personally as the story goes by influencing him to turn to [[religion]] for comfort, convincing him that he had been "born again."<ref>The Presidents by Richard Kirkendall, pg. 552</ref> Carter did succeed in his second bid for Governor in 1970. [[Racism]] was a major factor in his campaign, in which he criticized his primary challenger Carl Sanders for paying tribute to [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], in an effort to depress Sanders's white vote. Carter said "I have no trouble pitching for [[George Wallace|[George] Wallace]] votes and black votes at the same time, I can win this election without a single black vote." Wallace was the [[Alabama]] Democrat governor who ran for president in 1968 and famous for saying, "Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever."
[[File:LesterMaddox.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Lester Maddox (pointing gun) and his son (waving axe handle) try to prevent Black protester from entering his Pickrick restaurant, this week 1964—Maddox was elected Governor of Georgia 1966" - Historian Michael Beschloss.<ref>https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/1278395843322789889</ref>]]
Upon receiving the endorsement of former Democratic Gov. [[Lester Maddox]] who defeated him in the 1966 primary, Carter responded by praising the life-long segregationist: "He has brought a standard of forthright expression and personal honesty to the governor's office, and I hope to live up to his standard." <ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Jimmy-Carters-racist-campaign-of-1970-59499482.html</ref> Maddox came to national attention by chasing blacks out of his restaurant with baseball bats or a pistol.
Upon receiving the endorsement of former Democratic Gov. [[Lester Maddox]] who defeated him in the 1966 primary, Carter responded by praising the life-long segregationist: "He has brought a standard of forthright expression and personal honesty to the governor's office, and I hope to live up to his standard." <ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Jimmy-Carters-racist-campaign-of-1970-59499482.html</ref> Maddox came to national attention by chasing blacks out of his restaurant with baseball bats or a pistol.