Ernest Vandiver, Governor of Georgia

Elected governor of Georgia in 1958, Ernest Vandiver presided over the 1961 desegregation of the state's public schools. This book tells the story of Vandiver's political career, including: his work in the 1940s and '50s as a stalwart of the Talmadge faction; his reign as governor; and, his short-lived 1966 gubernatorial campaign.