By Sid Salter Syndicated columnist Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2020 STARKVILLE â It is certainly no stretch of the truth to suggest that at the time of his death last week at the age of 97, former Mississippi Gov. William Winter was by and large beloved by the people of Mississippi.
Through his actions and his manner, Winter earned that status. The stateâs Democrats lionized him, emulated him, and invoked his name in their own political affairs. Despite their steadfast disagreements over public policy, the stateâs Republicans respected him, wisely realizing that well into Winterâs ninth decade, his fingers on the political scales still had significant weight.
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Mississippi’s ‘education governor,’ William Winter, dies
Mississippi’s ‘education governor,’ William Winter, dies
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Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter, who championed education initiatives, job creation, and racial harmony throughout his life, died Friday Dec. 18, 2020, at age 97.
Known as Mississippi’s Education Governor, Winter secured passage of landmark educational initiatives in 1982 bringing kindergartens, compulsory school attendance, and a range of other key reforms to a state plagued by poverty and illiteracy. During his remarkable 75 years of public service, Winter linked education with economic development in the nation’s poorest state, observing, “The road out of the poor house, runs past the school house.”
By Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison Mississippi Today Dec 21, 2020
(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
In this June 11, 2015 file photo, Former Gov. William Winter, right and Myrlie Evers, activist and wife of the slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers talk prior before a news conference in Jackson. The former governor, a Democrat who pushed to strengthen public education and improve race relations, has died. Family spokesman Dick Molpus says that Winter died Friday night at home in Jackson. Rogelio V. Solis Former Gov. William Forrest Winter, widely respected for ushering sweeping reforms of Mississippiâs public education system and for his commitment to achieving racial equality, died on Friday evening. He was 97.
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