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[[File:Lester Maddox State of Georgia.jpg|right|200px]]
[[File:Lester Maddox State of Georgia.jpg|right|200px]]
'''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 [[lieutenant governor]] of [[Georgia]] under [[Jimmy Carter]].
'''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 under [[Jimmy Carter]]'s [[Lieutenant Governor]].
== See also ==
== See also ==