United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Johnson, Marion, 1917-19981947View of protestors with signs outside the Georgia State Capital building in Atlanta, Georgia during "the three governors controversy."The "three governors' controversy" began with the death of Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge in 1946. After his death, a political struggle for the governor's office ensued involving the incumbent governor Ellis Arnall, the newly elected Lieutenant Governor Melvin Thompson, and Talmadge's son Herman, who was subsequently elected by the Georgia Assembly. In March of 1947 the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that Melvin Thompson was rightful governor until a special election could be held in 1948. Herman Talmadge won that election, defeating Ellis Arnall.image/jpegVIS 33.05.05ahc033005005a.jpghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Marion Johnson Photographs, Atlanta History CenterEvents--GeorgiaGovernors--GeorgiaLegislators--GeorgiaPolitical elections--GeorgiaPoliticians--GeorgiaPolitics and government--GeorgiaProtest movements--GeorgiaActivists--Georgia--AtlantaSigns (Notices)--Georgia--AtlantaUniversities and colleges--GeorgiaStudent movements--GeorgiaStudents--GeorgiaEmory UniversityGeorgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.)Three Governors ControversyStillImage