This story originally appeared on Georgia Recorder. Jimmy Carter would chart a new course for the state at the start of his four-year term serving as Georgia’s governor when he used his inauguration address in 1971 to assert a public stand against the racial segregation that still maintained its popularity among many white Georgians.

Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29 at the age of 100, has been laid to rest in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, following a state funeral held in Washington, D.C. “He was the last president to actively encourage participation and involvement in governmental processes by the progressive civil community,

Thursday's services capped six days of remembrance for Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. Following the honors in Washington, it was his wish to be buried in his hometown of Plains, next to his beloved wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter.

Jason Carter says it didn’t bother him that U.S. flags were raised for President Donald Trump‘s inauguration after they were lowered in honor of his late grandfather, former President Jimmy Carter. Trump’s move to raise the flags was unusual and went against the customs honoring recently deceased former presidents.

Jimmy Carter was in office from 1977 until 1981, but it was his life outside the White House that has continued to speak volumes

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be honored with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation’s capital and second service in his tiny Georgia hometown that launched a Depression-era farm boy to the world stage.

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In the flood of tributes following Jimmy Carter’s passing, one major aspect of his legacy was largely overlooked: his unwavering commitment to rural America. As the only president in modern history to hail from a small farming community,

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was honored with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation's capital before a second service in his tiny Georgia hometown.

As the country comes together to mourn former President Jimmy Carter, closer to home several ... the “Sauce Boss. Leon County Democratic Party President Ryan Ray joined several elected ...

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