His campaign signs were rather ominous. Stark white with black lettering: "This is Maddox Country"
This was a very serious time of transition in the South. Lester may have been the best one to get the job done in Georgia. He didn't lay down for the Feds, but I don't recall him oppressing blacks either as Governor.
However, I'll always remember how he entertained the people at social and political gatherings. He was a one trick pony, but what a trick.
He rode a bicycle backwards.
Whether or not, he's in heaven or hell, I'm sure he's riding the bicycle backwards.
RIP Lester.