Lester Maddox letters, 1968.

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Lester Maddox letters, 1968.

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Letters written by Lester Maddox to a Mrs. Peterson concern opposition to building a brewery in Houston County, Georgia, with a newspaper clipping pertaining to the Baptists' opposition; and a letter thanking her for her support of his candidacy for president.

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Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003

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Lester G. Maddox was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on 30 September 1915, to Dean and Flonnie Maddox. He was educated in the Fulton County public school system but dropped out of high school in order to persue a career (either "to start working" or "to persue a career in something"). In 1936, he married Virginia Cox and the couple eventually had four children. In 1944, Maddox opened a short order grill in Atlanta that he sold a year later at a profit. Maddox continued to hold jobs in the grocery busi...