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Preying on white fears worked for Georgia’s Lester Maddox in the ’60s − and is working there for Donald Trump today

  • Written by David Cason, Associate Professor in Honors, University of North Dakota
Preying on white fears worked for Georgia’s Lester Maddox in the ’60s − and is working there for Donald Trump todayLester Maddox is sworn in as governor of Georgia on Jan. 11, 1967.Bettmann/Getty Images

In January 1967, after a gubernatorial election that saw neither candidate gain enough votes to win, the Georgia Legislature was faced with a vital decision: the selection of the state’s 75th governor during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.

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