Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29 at the age of 100, has been laid to rest in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, following a state funeral held in Washington, D.C. “He was the last president to actively encourage participation and involvement in governmental processes by the progressive civil community,

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This story originally appeared on Georgia Recorder. 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.

Jimmy Carter wrote many of his books at a log cabin in the north Georgia mountains, where he fished, hiked and was known to the locals as 'a regular guy.'

Thursday's services capped six days of remembrance for Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. Following the honors in Washington, it was his wish to be buried in his hometown of Plains, next to his beloved wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter.

This article was originally published in the Jan. 17, 2007 issue of Flagpole, around the time UGA held a conference reassessing the Carter presidency. Jimmy Carter belongs to the world, but most Georgians have their own memories of him,

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

Nearly one hundred Tallahasseans gathered at Lake Ella for a memorial in honor of President Jimmy Carter ... Leon County Democratic Party during a national day of mourning and Carter's funeral ...

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At first, Jimmy Carter was a political wizard. But he couldn’t keep the magic act going.

In the flood of tributes following Jimmy Carter’s passing, one major aspect of his legacy was largely overlooked: his unwavering commitment to rural America. As the only president in modern history to hail from a small farming community,

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