Lester Maddox papers
Materials belonging to Georgia governor and businessman Lester Maddox dating from 1915/2003
More About This Collection
Creator
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003
Date of Original
1915/2003
Subject
Segregation--Georgia--Atlanta
Speeches, addresses, etc.--Georgia
Pickrick Cafeteria (Atlanta, Ga.)
Georgia--Politics and government
Gospel music--Georgia
People
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003
Location
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
Medium
sound recordings
Type
Sound
Description
The collection includes an audio recording of a July 10, 1964 news conference by Maddox explaining his resistance to the 1964 Civil Rights Act; and a series of gospel tunes sung by Maddox.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
Atlanta History Center
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