Lester Maddox
Politician
1915 – 2003
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Who was Lester Maddox?
Lester Garfield Maddox, Sr., was an American politician who was the 75th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1967 to 1971. A populist Democrat, Maddox came to prominence as a staunch segregationist, when he refused to serve black customers in his Atlanta restaurant, in defiance of the Civil Rights Act. Yet as Governor, he oversaw notable improvements in black employment. Later he served as Lieutenant Governor under Jimmy Carter.
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- Born
- Sep 30, 1915
Atlanta - Spouses
- Religion
- Baptists
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Atlanta
- Died
- Jun 25, 2003
Atlanta
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on July 23, 2013
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