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FILE- This file photo from 1933 shows Georgia Gov. Eugene Talmadge in Atlanta. A populist Democrat who stoked fierce loyalty among rural whites in the 1930s and '40s, Gov. Talmadge unflinchingly defended segregation in Georgia. Now city officials in Savannah plan to vote on a resolution urging state lawmakers to remove Talmadge's name from the towering suspension bridge that spans the Savannah River. (AP Photo)

FILE- This file photo from 1933 shows Georgia Gov. Eugene Talmadge in Atlanta. A populist Democrat who stoked fierce loyalty among rural whites in the 1930s and '40s, Gov. Talmadge unflinchingly defended segregation in Georgia. Now city officials in Savannah plan to vote on a resolution urging state lawmakers to remove Talmadge's name from the towering suspension bridge that spans the Savannah River. (AP Photo)

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