After the Three Governors Controversy ended, this man was declared the
rightful governor of Georgia in a special election in 1948.-Herman Talmadge.
He
was elected as Georgia's governor four times in the 1930s and 1940s,
advocated the "County Unit System" of primary voting, and was an
outspoken critic of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. -
Eugene Talmadge
The
Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that he was the legitimate governor of
the state in 1947, but he was defeated by Herman Talmadge in a special
election in 1948.
Melvin Thompson
A primary election in which non-White voters were prohibited from participating.
White Primary
This political dispute occurred in 1946 when the sudden death of
Eugene Talmadge left three different politicians claiming the office of
Georgia governor.
Three Governors Controversy
He was Democratic Governor of Georgia (1943-1947) who eliminated
the poll tax, lowered the voting age, and later campaigned for governor
against segregationist candidate Lester Maddox.
Ellis Arnall
This state symbol was changed to protest the push toward desegregation that followed the Brown v Board of Education decision.
1956 Georgia flag
This Supreme Court case declared the use of the white primary unconstitutional in 1944.
Smith v. Allwright
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