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Milton Jones discusses his childhood in Columbus, Georgia, and his subsequent education at Emory at Oxford, Emory, and Emory Law. Jones recalls successfully running for legislature in 1962 at 25 years old. He recalls the Supreme Court ruling that abolished the county unit system and explains how the system worked. Jones reflects on Brown v. Board of Education, the Dixiecrat uprising in the 1950s, and the integration of the University of Georgia. Jones recalls an incident when the clock was turned off during a reapportionment session and comments on the General Assembly's tendency to reapportion based on racial and political lines. He recalls the circumstances surrounding the legislature's decision to elect its own speaker. Jones reads Representative Bob Flournoy's 1964 speech regarding the demise of the county unit system and comments on several other reapportionment situations. Jones discusses working with Jamie Mackey, Elliott Levitas, and Denmark Groover. He also discusses voting to deny Julian Bond his seat, and the 1966 gubernatorial race. Jones recalls serving on the University System of Georgia Board of Regents and comments on party politics in Georgia. He further discusses crossover voting and party registration in Georgia.Milton Jones was born on August 13, 1936, in Columbus, Muscogee Co., Georgia. He graduated from Columbus High School in 1954 and then from Emory at Oxford in 1956. He earned a bachelor's degree in law in 1958 from Emory University and a law degree in 1959. He served in the United States Army Reserves from 1954-1962, retiring as a...
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Short, Bob, 1932
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