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Julia Coleman

  • by Michelle_Ramirez
  • Posted on March 25, 2016March 31, 2016
  • Research

Julia Coleman was born in 1889 in Texas. Her father was a baptist minister and her mother was a school teacher. As a small child, her family moved to Plains, Georgia. After graduating from high […]

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Lillian Carter

  • by Michelle_Ramirez
  • Posted on March 25, 2016March 31, 2016
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Bessie Lillian Gordy Carter was the mother of the 39th President of the United States, James “Jimmy” Carter. She was born August 15, 1898, in Richland, Georgia. She began her first job working in the […]

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Rachel Clark

  • by Michelle_Ramirez
  • Posted on March 25, 2016March 31, 2016
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Rachel Idlette Holt Clark was born April 2, 1890, in Sumter County, Georgia. In 1912, Rachel married Jack Clark, and in the 1920s they moved to Archery to work for Earl Carter. The small tenant […]

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Boyhood Farm

  • by Michelle_Ramirez
  • Posted on March 25, 2016March 31, 2016
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“My life on the farm during the Great Depression more nearly resembled farm life of fully 2,000 years ago than farm life today. I have reflected on it often since that time; social eras change at […]

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Jimmy Carter’s Experiences During The Great Depression

  • by Michelle_Ramirez
  • Posted on March 25, 2016March 31, 2016
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Former President Jimmy Carter writes, “From as early in March until as late in October as weather and my parents permitted, I never wore shoes. The first warm days of the year brought not only […]

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Stewardship

  • by Michelle_Ramirez
  • Posted on March 25, 2016March 31, 2016
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“I have never been happier, more exhilarated, at peace, rested, inspired and aware of the grandeur of the universe and the greatness of God than when I find myself in a natural setting not much […]

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Message from President Carter



“I think it's very important for all of the students ... to remember the importance of peace, human rights, and love for one another, and the principles that never change in our lives. Rosalynn and I and our entire family thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”

From Plains to the White House and Beyond

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