Ex-Gov. Lester Maddox Struggles to Fight Cancer
Former Gov. Lester Maddox, one of the Old South’s last segregationist governors, said in Atlanta that he is “fighting a losing battle” with prostate cancer.
Maddox, 85, was diagnosed with cancer in 1983.
Maddox told Associated Press that he is undergoing daily chemotherapy treatments and finds it difficult to get out of bed.
Maddox gained notoriety after chasing blacks from his Atlanta chicken restaurant in the 1960s. The conservative Democrat served one term as governor, from 1967 to 1971, and was lieutenant governor under Jimmy Carter.
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