Georgia Governors roundtable oral history interview, 1985 Oct. 31 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:The collection consists of a videotaped oral history interview with Lester Maddox, Carl Sanders, Herman Talmadge, and S. Ernest Vandier on October 31, 1985 in which they discuss Talmadge's claim that he represented views of the people in the desegregation of schools; Vandiver's regret of "no not one" statement; Vandiver's response to being accused of being middle of the road"; Vandiver's involvement in the creation of the Sibley Commission; Sanders' 1962 campaign; Sanders' view that the schools should not be closed due to forced desegregation; Sanders' view of the invalidation of the county unit system; Sanders on the corruption of Marvin Griffin; Sanders relationship with Griffin; Maddox on the tradition of segregation in Georgia and the United States; Maddox's view of the quota system and affirmative action; Maddox meeting with black leaders after his election; Maddox's preparation for racial violence after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.; and Maddox's opinion of former Mayor Ivan Allen