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Ernest Vandiver - Campaign paper, 1958
Item — Box: 6, Item: 14
Collection number: Item 14
Scope and Contents
Newspaper put out by Ernest Vandivier while campaigning for governor. Quote across the top of the page reads: "No mixing of the races while I am your governor -- Vandiver."
Vandiver was the Governor of Georgia from 1959. until 1963.
Dates:
1958
MS134-003 Elect Marvin Griffin Governor: State Democratic Primary, 1962
Book — Box: 1, Book: 3
Collection number: MS/134-003
Scope and Contents
Marvin Griffin, a staunch segregationist, ran for Governor of Georgia in 1962 against Carl Sanders. Griffin used his segregationist credentionals openly and the Confederate flag on his letterhead reflects the famous and controversial change. Griffin's letter mentions Martin Luter King, the C(and)S Bank and the NAACP. Sanders won, prompting Griffin to say, "A lot of people that ate my barbecue didn't vote for me." (description by seller)
Dates:
1962
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