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Which Georgia governor, whose firing of college deans who wanted to integrate the colleges, resulted in the university system being placed on probation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools?

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Answer:Talmadge fired Walter Cocking, who was dean of the College of Education at the University of Georgia. Talmadge accused Cocking of championing integration, in this case the admission of African-American students to historically all-white educational institutions.

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