Georgia

The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) is deeply saddened by the death of President Jimmy Carter. His advancement of human rights on the international stage, dedication to racial justice here at home, and devotion to a life of service to community should serve as a model to all. In his early political career in the mid-1960s, President Carter championed voting rights as a Georgia state senator; when elected Georgia’s governor, he used his 1971 inaugural address to state unequivocally that “the time for racial discrimination is over,”going on to dramatically increase the number of Black people appointed and hired to serve in the state’s institutions. During his time in the White House (1977-1981), President Carter supported Affirmative Action,  signed an executive order to significantly increase the participation of historically Black colleges and universities [HBCUs] in federally sponsored programs, and expanded the ranks of Black people serving in the federal government […]