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SS Chapter 11.4
GA governors and WWII
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What bill did Governor Richard Russell sponsor in Congress that affected the entire nation? | National School Lunch Act |
| Three Governors Episode | The sudden death of Eugene Talmadge led to confusion on the next governor. A few select supporters wrote Herman Talmadge's name as a write-in vote; however, Ellis Arnall declared Lt. Gov. Melvin Thompson as rightful successor... |
| Melvin Thompson | Lt. Gov. to Ellis Arnall/ Converted Jeyll Island into a state resort, which brought in money/tourism Built the University of GA's school of vetrinary medicine |
| Herman Talmadge | Expanded schools to include grades 9-12/extended school year to 9 months/ Created GA Forestry Commission |
| Marvin Griffin | successor to Herman Talmadge/ Provided campuses with needs (teachers, classrooms, etc.) educational TV/ Purchased Stone Mt. as a park, remodeled state capitol |
| Carl Sanders | defeated Griffin in his re-election race/ Improved education/ Modernized state government |
| Lester Maddox | appointed AA to state boards & commisions/gov. positions but was a white supremasist/ estabilished "People's Day" twice a month people could visit the gov. /and integrated state patrol |
| Mayor Irvin Allen | a. integrated all public facilities b.integrated fire department & city government positions for AA c. ordered immediate removal of "colored" and "white" signs |