- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Eugene Talmadge
- Contributor to Resource:
- Special Collections & Archives, Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 1946
- Subject:
- Governors--Georgia
Politicians--Georgia
Men--Georgia
Flags--United States
Political campaigns--Georgia
Election Hats--Georgia
Talmadge, Eugene (1884-1946) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Talmadge ran for governor for a fourth term in 1946, promising to restore the white primary and to keep Blacks in their place in Jim Crow Georgia. Talmadge, who had very strong support in rural areas, won the gubernatorial nomination by obtaining a majority of the county unit votes.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/eugene-talmadge-1884-1946/eugene-talmadge_006-2/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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