The correct answer is A) Lester Maddox was a segregationist.
The statement of Lester Maddox that is best supported by the information given is “Lester Maddox was a segregationist.”
Lester Maddox (1915-2003) was the governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1971. He was considered to be a segregationist when he did not serve black people in his restaurant in the city of Atlanta, opposing the Civil Rights Act. He considered that “As well as a constitutional human right to associate to whomever you please, there should be a corresponding right to disassociate if you please”.