James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr., passed away Sunday afternoon at the age of 100. The news was confirmed by his son Chip. Carter entered hospice care in February 2023. Carter was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia, about 159 miles south of Atlanta. He was the son of a peanut farmer. Carter would become a member of the United States Navy. Upon being honorably discharged, Carter began to make waves in politics. Carter served as a Georgia State Senator from 1963-1967. He also served as the 76th Governor of Georgia from 1971-1975. While serving as Governoor, Civil rights were a high priority for Carter. Carter championed the hiring of Black state employees. He also commissioned portraits of three prominent black Georgians to the capitol building: Martin Luther King Jr., Lucy Craft Laney, and Henry McNeal Turner. When Jimmy Carter decided to run for President of the United States, very few people believed had a snowball’s chance in Hades. As luck would have it, a young United States Senator was among the first to endorse Jimmy Carter for President. That Senator’s name was Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of Delaware. Carter’s Presidential legacyCarter would be elected President in 1976. Two years later, Carter was instrumental in brokering The Camp David Accords. Signed by President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in September 1978, it established a framework for a historic peace treaty concluded between Israel and Egypt in March 1979. However, his presidential term could be best described as economically tempestuous. There was the Oil Crisis of 1979, in which Carter pledged America will no longer be beholden to foreign oil as gasoline shortages rocked the United States to its core. After losing his re-election effort in 1981 to Ronald Reagan, Carter began focusing his efforts on diplomacy and humanitarian work. On October 1, 1986, Carter opened his presidential center, research library and museum in Atlanta. The Carter Center is a site that houses the 39th President’s legacy. It is also a hub for discussions on climate change, humanitarian efforts, and a community food market on the weekends.Carter’s humanitarian efforts were legendaryJimmy and Rosalynn Carter were “champions and groundbreaking voices for affordable, decent housing for all” since 1984, according to Habitat for Humanity. According to the nonprofit, worked with nearly 103,000 volunteers in fourteen countries to build, renovate and repair 4,331 homes. President Carter last built a home in 2019 in Nashville. Notably, in July 2007, Carter joined Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa, to announce their participation in The Elders. It was a group of independent global leaders who work together on peace and human rights issues. Upon Mandela’s passing in 2013, Carter said, “In recent years, I was gratified to be able to work with him through The Elders to encourage resolution of conflicts and advance social justice and human rights in many nations.”The last time Carter was seen in public was for the funeral of his beloved wife, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in November 2023. They were married for 77 years.“Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,” her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, said. “She gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me.”One of President Carter’s final wishes was to cast a vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential Election. In October 2024, Carter did just that. He voted by mail, according to the Carter Center. One of President Carter’s final wishes was he wanted that young Senator from Delaware, now President Joe Biden, to deliver his eulogy. James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr., is survived by his four children with Rosalynn: Jack, Chip, Jeff and Amy, plus 11 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.The post Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter passes away at 100 appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.