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Carter’s return to Georgia after his grandfather’s death marked a significant turning point in his life as he shifted from a potential military career to running his family’s peanut farm. This shift sparked his interest in politics, leading to a successful campaign for the Georgia Senate and eventually the governorship. His tenure as governor was distinguished by a progressive stance on racial discrimination, boldly declaring that the time for such prejudice was over. His decisions to display Martin Luther King Jr.’s picture in the state capital exemplified his commitment to civil rights.