Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy
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CHAPTER EY
Growing up in Georgia .......

CHAPTER EY)
A Hard Worker cooroncccoonoocroorinnonnononionos 6

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A Government Leader... 10

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President of the United States .............. 14

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Helper and PEACEMAKET res. 18

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Everyday Life..

Mapping the Life

Understanding Character Traits

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CHAPTER E)

Growing up in Georgia

What do you do when you see something
unfair? Jimmy Carter saw things that were
unfair. He decided to change them.

When Jimmy Carter was growing up, laws
kept African American children from going
to school with other children. Most of
Jimmy friends outside of school were
African American. Jimmy knew it wasn't
fair that his school had more books
and more teachers than his
friends’ schools.

> Jimmy Carter was born in
Plains, Georgia, in 1924.
He is about one year old
in this picture.

Jimmy saw other things that he thought
were unfair. He lived in a rural part of
Georgia, where most people worked on
farms. When he wasn’t in school, Jimmy
worked on his father’s farm.

Not everyone had a farm, however. In
fact, many people did not have land or jobs.
They did not have a way to earn money.

One of Jimmy's chores on the farm
was taking care of his pony, Lady.
Y

People who were out of work often
stopped by the Carter family farm. They
offered to do chores, such as cutting wood.
They asked to be paid with food. Jimmy's
mother never turned anyone away. Not
everyone had as much compassion as
Jimmy's mother, however.

Jimmy Carter grew up on this farm.
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One day, a man the Carter family had
fed left a mark on the family’s mailbox. The
mark let people who needed help know
that the Carters were kind.

When Jimmy found out about the mark,
he was proud that people knew they could
ask his family for help. He had learned that
compassion was important.

> Jimmy, his
mother, and
his sister Ruth
are standing
in front of the
Carter family
farm.

capter E)

A Hard Worker

Jimmy Carter learned that it was
important to work hard, In 1941, Carter's
hard work let him finish high school at the
top of his class. |

As a young man, Carter joined the United
States Navy. The Navy took Carter to places
he had never seen before. He learned about
the world and people outside of Georgia.

» Carter (left) went to
Hawaii, Connecticut,
and New York while
he was in the Navy.

When Carter was almost 30 years old, he
moved back to Plains, Georgia. Carter knew
that there was a lot he could do to help
people in Plains.

Carter raised money to bring a doctor to
the town and to help the town pave its
streets, or cover them with concrete. He also
joined a church. Working with others in a
church was one way to help people.

Carter joined this church in Plains.
Y

In the 1950s, there was only one
swimming pool in Plains. African American.
children were not allowed to swim there.

+ So Carter helped build a new pool for all
the town’s children.

The schools were another problem. The
laws had not changed since Carter was a
boy. African American children were still
not allowed to go to the same schools as
other children.

> Carter worked hard
on his peanut farm
in Plains.

A In the 1950s and 1960s, laws in many
places forced African American children
to go to separate schools.

From the time he was a boy, Carter
had noticed that African Americans were
not treated the same as other people. He
believed that all people should be treated
with civility, or respect.

Carter decided that the best way to make
the laws fair was to work in government.
That way, he could help change the laws.

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A Government Leade

In 1962, Carter was elected to the
Georgia State Senate. While he was in ‘the:
senate, he tried to change laws that made
African Americans go to separate schools.
Those laws did not change, however,
because other lawmakers did not agree.
with him.

Carter and other new state senators promised to follow
the laws of Georgia and the United States.
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Carter

Carter ran for Governor of Georgia in
1966. He worked hard to win the election,
but he lost. Four years later, he ran for
governor again. This time he won.

In the speech that Carter gave when
he became governor, he said he wanted
every person in Georgia to have a good
education, a job, and equal tights.

Carter met many people when
he ran for governor.
v

12

A Martin Luther King, Jr.

À Lucy Craft Caney

Governor Carter saw pictures of famous
Georgians in the state capitol building.
None of these pictures showed African
American Georgians, however. Carter knew
that African Americans had done a lot to
make Georgia a better place to live.

Carter put up Martin Luther King, Jr's
Picture. He also put up pictures of other. £
African American leaders, including Lucy -
Craft Laney. She started a school for African
Americans, and taught Mary McLeod
Bethune how to be a teacher, ‘

As governor, Carter kept his promises.
He worked hard to help people find jobs
and be treated with respect. He wanted all
children to be able to go to good schools.

Carter's work took him all over the
world. What he saw made him want to help
people everywhere. He knew he could do
this as President of the United States. So in
1974, Carter ran for President.

> Walter Mondale,
shown on the right,
ran for Vice President
alongside Carter.

14

CHAPTER GD

President of the.
United States

Jimmy Carter was elected President in
1976. As President, he wanted to make
sure that everyone who needed a job had
one. He wanted all schools to have enough.
books and teachers.

In 1976, few women or African:
Americans had jobs in government. Right
away, Carter decided to change that.

These women were hired by President Carter

to work for. ted States government.
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A President Carter added a lot of land to the
Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska.
The environment was also important to

Carter. He got Congress to pass a law to

keep the water in rivers and lakes clean. _

President Carter also got Congress tó pass |

a law that made millions of acres of land

in Alaska part of a national park. Land in

national parks cannot be used for farms,
homes, or businesses. It is protected for
plants and wildlife.

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The lessons Carter learned as a boy stayed
with him. As President, he treated people
with compassion. He started a radio show
so that people could call in and talk to him,
and he listened to what they said.

Carter worked for human rights outside
the United States, too. He wanted people to
be able to vote and say what they thought
without being put into jail.

President Carter is welcomed by children
at an Asian-American dinner in 1976.
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A President Carter (center) helped the leaders of Egypt.
(left) and Israel (right) sign a peace agreement.

Carter also wanted countries that were
fighting to have peace. Two countries ‘that
had been at war for à long time were Egypt. -
and Israel. President Carter invited the

3 leaders. of Egypt and Israel to the United
States, He talked to the two leaders, He
helped them understand each other. The
leaders trusted Carter because they felt he

"was hänest; They agreed td stop fighting +

and signed a peace agreement:

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Helper and Peacemaker

Jimmy Carter was President until 1981.
After he left office, he kept working for his
goals. In 1982, Carter and his wife Rosalynn
opened the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Carter (left) visited Chad, a country in Africa.
r

A The Carter Center sits in
large park in Atlanta;

bring peace, health, and human rights to
people everywhere. The Center also watches
elections to make sure they are fair and
honest.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, along with
others from the Carter Center, work.for
these goals in more than 65 countries.

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A Carter (left) and his wife Rosalynn (right) help
build houses for needy families.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are
volunteers for Habitat for Humanity. This
group builds houses for people who need
them. Carter has helped build many homes
across America.

In 1999, the Carters were awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom for their
work to help others, Three years later, Jimmy
Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize.

Jimmy Carter still works for the goals
that he set for himself as a child so long
ago. Once, he wanted to make things better
for the people of Plains, Georgia. Today, he
works for the human rights of people all
over the world.

Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002

for his work to make the world a more fair
and peaceful place. ;
bd

When Jimmy Carter was a boy in the
1920s and 1930s, many children lived on
farms. They did a lot of work every day to
grow food for their families.

What steps are needed to grow food?

| Breaking u Prepares soil
4 the earth

Helps seeds start
to grow

Helps seeds grow
into plants

Gives plants room
to grow taller

Gathers fruits and
vegetables to be eaten

Few homes in the rural United States had
water pipes in the 1920s. People pumped:
water from underground wells and carried
it into their houses.

How do you think running water has changed
the way people live?

When Carter was a boy, families in
tural areas used water pumps.
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Jimmy Carter

Former President Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn
Carter, and the Carter Center work for
human rights all over the world. Look at
the map to see some countries where the
Carters have helped people.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
have helped people in more
than 65 countries.

r

M countries wherethe |
Carter Centor has worked
forhumanrights ) cm

What are some countries on the continent of
Aftica where people from the Carter Center
have worked for human rights?

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Yaderstanding/Character-Traits

Civility is showing respect. Carter showed
civility by working hard to make sure all
people were treated with respect.

Compassion is caring about other people.
As President, Jimmy Carter tried to help
people who called in to his radio program.

Honesty is telling the truth. People
respected Jimmy Carter because they knew
they could believe what he told them.

What are some ways you can show
compassion and civility?

> Carter has spent his
life working for equal
rights and peace.

GLOSSARY

civility People who are polite and respect others
show civility. (p. 9)

compassion When people care about others and
help them, they show compassion. (p. 4)

elected When people choose a government
leader; he or she is elected. (p. 10)

environment The environment is the air, water,
and land of the world in which we live. (p. 15)

honest An honest person tells the truth. (p. 17)

human rights Human rights are freedoms that
belong to every human being. (p. 16)

rights Rights are freedoms. (p. 11)

rural A rural place has more farms and fewer
stores and homes than a city or town. (p. 3)

volunteer A volunteer chooses to help others
without getting paid. (p. 20)

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INDEX

A
Alaska, 15
lanta, Georgia, 18-19

8
Bethune, Mary MeLeod, 12


Carter Center, 18-19, 24-25
Carte family farm, 3-5, 8

Human, 20

as Governor of Georgi,
was

in Plain 7-8,21

as President, 14-17.

48 Senator rem Georg,
0

goals as governor. 11,13
fous Pride 14

28 Governor, 11-13
in Plain 7-8, 2
as President, 16-17
as Senator, 10
locations. sg 2-3,

human ga 8-12, 24-25
ppotig gation. 6-10
sado prog. 15
emit in an. 6
travel, 6, Fo
orl aid movement of
“Ge es 1719-21,
ped
volante 20
woop 17.19,
a
¿ares Rosalyn, 18-20
is Rots

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character tats, 4-5, 16, 17,26
“y D, 26, 27
compran, 5, 16.26.27

ones 17, 26,27

dar 15,22

chores, 3, 22

ll, 9, 26,27

compassion, 4,5, 16,26, 27

Denali National Parc and
Preserve 15.

ge peace agement. 17
ect 10,27.

Srmironment 27
protection of 15

everyday life in 19208-19505,
‘doors, 22
homes, 23

E
famming, 3-4, 8
food, then and nov, 22

Georgia 2-4, 6-7, 10-12,
18

Hawai, 6
locations signifiant 3, 6,
7,8, 15,17, 18, 19,

23-23, 24-35

New York 6

place and region, effect on
(Caner 225, 6, 7-9

place, physical and human
haracersticy 2-3, 7-6,
1215, 2-23

Georgia, 2-4, 6-7, 10-12, 18,
20, 2

Georgia State Capita, 12
Georgia State Senate. 10

H

Habita for Humanity 29

homes, then and now, 23
Building 20.

honeny, 19.26, 27

human rights 16, 19, 24-25,
7

1
Israël, peace agreement, 17

ES
King Martin Luther, Je, 12

L
Laney: Lucy Cat, 12

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map
(Carer Center and Human
Rights 24-25

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Nobel Peace Prize, 20-21

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right, 11,27
unl 3, 23,27

v
volunteer, 20, 27
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