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Lester Garfield Maddox, Sr. (September 30, 1915 – June 25, 2003), 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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rdfs:comment	Lester Garfield Maddox, Sr. (September 30, 1915 – June 25, 2003), 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.
foaf:name	Maddox, Lester Garfield
dc:description	Georgia politician
active years end date	1971-01-12(xsd:dateTime) 1975-01-14(xsd:dateTime)
active years start date	1967-01-11(xsd:dateTime) 1971-01-12(xsd:dateTime)
birth date	1915-09-30(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	United States Fulton County Atlanta, Georgia State of Georgia
birth year	1915-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	2003-06-25(xsd:dateTime)
death place	Atlanta, Georgia State of Georgia
death year	2003-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
governor	Jimmy Carter
lieutenant	George Thornewell Smith
office	Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
order in office	75th 7th Governor of Georgia
party	Democratic Party dbpedia:American_Independent_Party
religion	dbpedia:Baptists
successor	Miller, Zell Jimmy Carter
is governor of	George Thornewell Smith
is lieutenant of	Jimmy Carter
is predecessor of	Miller, Zell Jimmy Carter
is successor of	Carl Sanders

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