Jimmy Carter would chart a new course for the state at the start of his four-year term serving as Georgia’s governor when he used his inauguration address in 1971 to assert a public stand against the racial segregation that still maintained its popularity among many white Georgians.

The little-known former Georgia governor tied for 12th in early polling, but he had the right plan to win the 1976 presidential primary.

Remember former President Jimmy Carter's run for governor in 1966? FOX 5 I-Team reporter Johnny Edwards spoke to the son of his opponent, Garland Byrd. Take a look back at their historic campaigns.

The Nobel prizewinner worked tirelessly with wife Rosalynn Carter to eradicate Guinea-worm disease.

The Georgia Democrat, who served as president from 1977-81, will be laid to rest alongside his wife, Rosalynn, outside their home in Plains.

Mr. Carter spent his childhood on a peanut farm and returned there after serving in the Navy. His political career took him to Atlanta, the White House and beyond.

Georgia politicians, leaders and activists are voicing their admiration for the life and legacy of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away Sunday at the age of 100.

Jimmy Carter was in office from 1977 until 1981, but it was his life outside the White House that has continued to speak volumes

President Jimmy Carter was honored in a state funeral in Washington on Thursday, alongside a private memorial in Georgia.

The late President’s priorities were remarkably prescient, and his personal qualities offered a dismaying contrast to so much of the present state of American politics.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States who started the Department of Education and the Department of Energy, has died at the age of 100.