Jan 9, 2025 · Just moments after being sworn in as governor, Carter in his inaugural address announced that the time for racial discrimination was over. Many white supporters felt betrayed, while Black...

Dec 29, 2024 · Jimmy Carter Was Blood Related to This Black Living Legend? But in his personal life, the rural Georgian politician had taken stances in favor of integration. At his Baptist church, Carter...

Jan 1, 2025 · In March 1978, his visit to Nigeria made him the first American president to visit a sub-Saharan African country. Carter also got Congress to ban the importation of chrome from white-minority dominated Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and impose additional sanctions on racially segregated, white-ruled South Africa.

Dec 30, 2024 · Former President Jimmy Carter’s relationship with Black America hasn’t been perfect, but in light of his Dec. 29 passing at age 100, it’s time we go back in history and remember his impact on...

Mar 11, 2021 · Jimmy Carter’s civil rights record as a Georgia lawmaker and as president endeared him to Black people and other communities of color.

Jimmy Carter was a new breed of white Southerner — fiercely proud of his rural heritage yet despising its violent, racist history. As president, Jimmy Carter expanded his efforts to create a more level field where Black people could share in access to justice, power, influence, and financial independence.

Feb 28, 2023 · ATLANTA — Without Black voters, there would have been no President Jimmy Carter. In 1976, African Americans catapulted the underdog Democrat to the White House with 83 percent support.

Dec 29, 2024 · Beloved and misunderstood, Carter especially had a complicated relationship with Black America. It might surprise you to learn that the man who would eventually win the overwhelming support of...

Dec 29, 2024 · Carter’s story is a reminder of how the civil rights movement transformed the lives of Black and white Southerners alike. Like all ambitious white politicians of his generation, Carter had to...

Jan 7, 2022 · This series consists of 600,000 color and black and white photographs of Jimmy Carter, his family and staff while he was president. Arranged numerically and then chronologically, the collection documents the day-to-day activities of President and Mrs. Carter.