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Oral history interview with Governor Lester Maddox, 1986 March 7

Description:
Lester Maddox (1915-2003) was born to a working class family on September 30, 1915 in Atlanta. He dropped out of high school to work, and received a draft deferment during World War II due to employment in an essential industry. He opened the Pickrick Cafeteria in 1947, and became as widely known for his segregationist political commentary, as f... United StatesGeorgia
Display date:
1986-03-07
Format:
moving image
Collections:
Digital Public Library of America
Contributors:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections
Publisher:
Carrollton, Ga. : University of West Georgia Special Collections in association with the Digital Library of Georgia
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University of West Georgia. Special Collections
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