Jerry Summers: Georgia s 3 Governors Controversy (No. 150 Of A Series) Friday, January 22, 2021 - by Jerry Summers
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(Editor s Note: This is the 150th history column by Jerry Summers since his series started on Chattanoogan.com, and hopefully many more are in the pipeline).
The Peach State has always been prone to have some drama in its politics and elections.
The years 1946-1947 produced one of the most bizarre political spectacles in the history of American politics.
At one point Georgia had not one, not two, but three claimants to the Governor’s office.
The controversy arose out of the death of Gene Talmadge, who had been elected four times to occupy the top office in Georgia.
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UNITED STATES Decades old video footage of 2020 Presidential nominee Joe Biden speaking out during the civil rights era resurfaced. Biden has reportedly been under backlash for his work with known segregationists at the time.
In the 1970s, during the desegregation of schools and court-ordered busing brought a bill opposing anti-busing legislation by former Senator Biden of Vermont. He claims time of working in the civil rights movement of desegregation of movie theaters.
Governor Eugene Talmadge
Biden came under fire receiving a sizable amount of backlash after comments he made about missing the old days of working in desegregation alongside two segregationist Senators Hermit Talmage and James Eastland.