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Maddox, Lester

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View of former Georgia Governor Lester Maddox (second from right) with civil rights leader Hosea Williams (left) and unidentified men during a ceremony for the naming of Martin Luther King, Jr Drive in Atlanta, Georgia.Lester Maddox was a politician and businessman from Atlanta. He served as Governor of Georgia from 1967-1971, and as Lieutenant Governor from 1971-1975. He ran unsuccessfully in two Atlanta mayoral races in 1957 and 1961. Maddox was the owner of the Pickrick Cafeteria, and gained national notoriety and recognition when he refused to integrate the restaurant.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia

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  1. Atlanta
  2. Civil Rights
  3. Civil Rights Leaders
  4. Events
  5. Flags
  6. Georgia
  7. Governors
  8. Preachers
  9. Roads
  10. Streets
  11. United States
  12. Williams, Hosea, 1926 2000

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