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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451964603321

Autore

Winter William F

Titolo

The measure of our days [[electronic resource] ] : writings of William F. Winter / / edited by Andrew P. Mullins, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Jackson, Miss.], : William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, : Distributed by University Press of Mississippi, 2006

ISBN

1-60473-141-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MullinsAndrew P. <1948->

Disciplina

976.2/063

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Mississippi Politics and government 1951-

Southern States Politics and government 1951-

United States Politics and government Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Government -- Politics and leadership -- Justice and the law -- Civic responsibility -- Education -- Literature and history -- Mississippi and the South -- The measure of our days.

Sommario/riassunto

Governor William F. Winter has enriched the political and cultural life of Mississippi and the United States for over five decades--as an infantryman in World War II, as a Mississippi House representative (1947-1959), as governor of Mississippi (1980-1984), as a member of President Bill Clinton's Advisory Board on Race (1997-1998), and as an advocate for education and racial reconciliation. Unlike most public figures, Winter wrote all of his own speeches. The Measure of Our Days: Writings of William F. Winter presents a collection of the governor's most thoughtful writings on his home state, t