Herman E. Talmadge
| Herman Eugene Talmadge | |||
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| Former U.S. Senator from Georgia From: January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1981 | |||
| Predecessor | Walter F. George | ||
| Successor | Mack Mattingly | ||
| Former Governor of Georgia From: November 17, 1948 – January 11, 1955 | |||
| Lieutenant | Marvin Griffin | ||
| Predecessor | Melvin E. Thompson | ||
| Successor | Marvin Griffin | ||
| Former Governor of Georgia From: January 15, 1947 – March 18, 1947 | |||
| Lieutenant | Melvin E. Thompson | ||
| Predecessor | Ellis Arnall | ||
| Successor | Melvin E. Thompson | ||
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| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Williamson (div.) Betty Shingler (div.) Lynda Cowart Pierce (div.) | ||
Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was a Democrat segregationist from Georgia who served as the state's governor and senator. The son of notorious white supremacist governor Eugene Talmadge, he was known for his fierce opposition to civil rights as well as his scandals that eventually destroyed his political reputation.
During the 2020 presidential election, racist liberal Democrat candidate Joe Biden touted his friendships and cooperation with Talmadge and several other segregationist Democrats in his early Senate years.[1]
Governor of Georgia
As the governor of Georgia, Talmadge was a racist progressive who enacted a sales tax and fought efforts to integrate public schools. He raged against the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education and soon wrote a book called You and Segregation. Talmadge had furthermore attempted to fight school desegregation by ordering them to be closed.
See also
References
- ↑ Multiple references:
- Boboltz, Sara (June 19, 2019). Biden Fondly Recalls Segregationist Senators From A Time Of More ‘Civility’. Huffington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- Goodman, Alana (June 19, 2019). 'Deep personal relationships': Joe Biden's six segregationist friends. Washington Examiner. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- Bowden, John (June 19, 2019). Biden cites 'civility' with segregationist senators: 'We got things done'. The Hill. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- Stanley-Becker, Isaac (June 19, 2019). ‘We got things done’: Biden recalls ‘civility’ with segregationist senators. Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
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