In 19 66, a white nationalist in the hospitality business who came to public attention writing pithy, politically charged statements runs for governor. Maddox gets hauled into court because the civil rights act has been passed and what he's doing is illegal. He decides to shut the pickwick, one of the most popular and successful restaurants in atlanta,. The business that he has spent his lifetime building made him famous.
If you disagree with someone — if you find what they think appalling — is there any value in talking to them? In the early 1970s, the talk show host Dick Cavett, the governor of Georgia Lester Maddox, and the singer Randy Newman tried to answer this question.
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