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"At the end of a long campaign, I believe I know our people as well as anyone. Based on this knowledge of Georgians North and South, Rural and Urban, liberal and conservative, I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over. Our people have already made this major and difficult decision, but we cannot underestimate the challenge of hundreds of minor decisions yet to be made. Our inherent human charity and our religious beliefs will be taxed to the limit. No poor, rural, weak, or black person should ever have to bear the additional burden of being deprived of the opportunity of an education, a job or simple justice." -- January 12, 1971 This excerpt is taken from the inaugural address of Governor

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A) Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy Carter was a one-term governor for the state of Georgia. Many considered him a progressive politician, speaking out publicly against the moral and political wrongs of segregation politics and policies. On January 20, 1976, he would be making another inaugural address, this time as the President of the United States.

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Answer: Jimmy Carter

Step-by-step explanation:

Jimmy Carter was a one-term governor for the state of Georgia. Many considered him a progressive politician, speaking out publicly against the moral and political wrongs of segregation politics and policies. On January 20, 1976, he would be making another inaugural address, this time as the President of the United States.

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