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Sto caricando le informazioni... William F. Winter and the New Mississippi: A Biographydi Charles C. Bolton
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For more than six decades, William F. Winter (b. 1923) has been one of the most recognizable public figures in Mississippi. His political career spanned the 1940s through the early 1980s, from his initial foray into Mississippi politics as James Eastland's driver during his 1942 campaign for the United States Senate, as state legislator, as state tax collector, as state treasurer, and as lieutenant governor. Winter served as governor of the state of Mississippi from 1980 to 1984. A voice of reason and compromise during the tumultuous civil rights battles, Winter represented the earliest embodiment of the white moderate politicians who emerged throughout the "New South." His leadership played a pivotal role in ushering in the New Mississippi: a society that moved beyond the racial caste system that had defined life in the state for almost a century after emancipation. In many ways, Winter's story over nine decades is also the story of the evolution of Mississippi in the second half of the twentieth century. Winter has remained active in public life since retiring from politics following an unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign against Thad Cochran in 1984. During the last twenty-five years, Winter has worked with a variety of organizations to champion issues that have always been central to his vision of how to advance the interests of his native state and the South as a whole. Improving the economy, upgrading the educational system, and facilitating racial reconciliation are goals he has pursued with passion. The first biography of this pivotal figure, William F. Winter and the New Mississippi traces his life and influences from boyhood days in Grenada County, through his service in World War II, and through his long career serving Mississippi. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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For many decades, Mississippi was seen as the lone holdout in a nation that was trying to become whole again after the Civil War. The Jim Crow “Dark Ages” may have dissipated elsewhere, but Mississippi had to be dragged into the post-Civil Right Act era. William Winter was a large part of its eventual re-integration. He was a sea of calm in torrent of racial tensions and tried to defuse potentially disastrous situations with rhetoric rather than riotous behavior. His brand of politics was a gentle change from the previous era of thumpers, yellers, and muckrakers.
For the most part, Bolton’s research is diverse and balanced, but one of the problems of a biography of a still-living person is one of appearance. Is the whole truth in there, or has the subject exercised some level of control over the content? Can we completely trust the text? Winter is still working as a lawyer, trying with reason, compassion, and cooperation to slowly better the lives of Mississippians, and Bolton openly states that he had a hand in crafting the story, but ultimately ironing out discrepancies in various accounts was left to the author. Unfortunately, the tale isn’t terribly exciting as it catalogs events and laws that Winter had a part in; he did good deeds, but those were mainly limited to delivering a vote when necessary and dutifully serving his state. If you’re interested in post-War Southern politics, then here’s one for you. (