Coons And Carters
In spite of the supreme court's ruling to desegregate the south, the rural areas were still reliant on what politics were in the area. With his childhood in mind, Carter decided to not prolong any discrimination. In fact, he was the only white man in his town, that didn't choose to join a racial segregate group, resulting in a note sticking on his door that read "Coons and Carters go together" |
Georgia State Senator
In 1962 when the supreme court had passed a law disabling privileged white voters to hinder the blacks, Carter saw the opportunity and began running for office. He ran against a businessman man named Homer Moore, who had originally "won" due to false voting. Carter brought this to a Georgia judge who discarded the fraudulent votes and named Carter the true winner. He quickly became known as a tough and independent politician. |
Georgia State Governor
Originally losing the election to Lester Maddox due to a backlash of his "liberal" civil rights campaign. He ran again the next election though, this time targeting the rural white voters who had called him "too liberal" before. He played the part of a racist anti-liberal so well, the Atlanta Constitutional Agenda called him an "ignorant, racist, backward, ultra-conservative, red-necked South Georgia peanut farmer." In 1970, he had won the election, becoming Georgia's governor. |
False Identity
Shortly after becoming governor, Carter quickly reverted to the core values he had when he campaigned for the first election. He had increased the black police force by 25% and called for an immediate end to all segregation. His crowning accomplishment was turning the bureaucracy into a well oiled machine. The only drawback was him alienating some democrats that he may have worked closely with, if he hadn't ignored political formalities. |