Samuel Ernest Vandiver (jan 13, 1959 – jan 15, 1963)
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Samuel Ernest Vandiver served as the Governor of Georgia from 1959 to 1963. He was a segregationist who opposed federal desegregation efforts and played a key role in the state's resistance to the civil rights movement. His tenure was marked by the 1961 desegregation of the University of Georgia, following a court order, and his support of the "states’ rights" position on segregation. Vandiver also oversaw improvements in the state’s infrastructure and educational system, despite the tension surrounding racial issues.Sources:
Boyd, Tim. “The 1966 Election in Georgia and the Ambiguity of the White Backlash.” The Journal of Southern History 75, no. 2 (2009): 305–40. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27778938.
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jan 13, 1959
jan 15, 1963
~ 4 years