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Lester Garfield Maddox Sr. (September 30, 1915 – June 25, 2003) was an American politician who served as the 75th governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1971.
Jun 25, 2003 · Lester Maddox, the Atlanta restaurant owner and archsegregationist who adopted the pick handle as his symbol of defiance in a successful bid for the Georgia governorship in 1966, died on...
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Apr 20, 2004 · The tumultuous political and social change in Georgia during the 1960s yielded perhaps the state’s most unlikely governor, Lester Maddox. Brought to office in 1966 by widespread dissatisfaction with desegregation, Maddox surprised many by serving as an able, though unquestionably colorful, chief executive.
Jun 25, 2003 · Lester Maddox, the restaurateur who became a symbol of segregationist defiance and then Georgia governor in a fluke election, died Wednesday, family members said. He was 87.
Jun 25, 2003 · ATLANTA (AP) - Lester Maddox, the restaurateur whose segregationist defiance propelled him into the governorship in a fluke election in the 1960s, died Wednesday. He was 87.
On April 20, 1965, an all-white jury acquitted Lester Maddox of all charges after the white man threatened three young Black seminary students at gunpoint for attempting to enter his racially segregated Atlanta restaurant.
Lester Maddox. September 30, 1915 - Atlanta. He was a high school dropout who would be governor. Born in Atlanta, Lester Maddox worked at the Bell Bomber factory in Marietta during World War II. He opened the Pickrick Restaurant in Atlanta in 1947. It became the focal point of his fierce opposition to integration and civil rights.
Electoral history of Lester Maddox. Electoral history of Lester Maddox, 75th Governor of Georgia (1967–1971), seventh Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (1971–1975) and 1976 American Independent Party presidential nominee. Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, 1962: [1] Peter Zack Geer — 187,770 (23.90%) Lester Maddox ...
In 1957, he campaigned for mayor of Atlanta as an independent, anti-integrationist candidate. Maddox lost the election. Four years later, in 1961, he once again lost his bid for the mayor's office. Maddox faced his third defeat in 1962, after running for lieutenant governor.
Maddox ran a grassroots campaign with a platform based on segregation and federal encroachment on state and individual rights. This proved effective, for Maddox came in second to Ellis Arnall in the Democratic primary and defeated Arnall in the runoff.
