Former Governor of Georgia who became famous in the 1960s when he
closed and then sold his Pickrick fried chicken restaurant in Atlanta
rather than serve blacks.
Term of service as governor: 11 January 1967 - 12 January 1971.
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 351-352. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.