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Autore |
Winter William F |
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Titolo |
The measure of our days [[electronic resource] ] : writings of William F. Winter / / edited by Andrew P. Mullins, Jr |
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[Jackson, Miss.], : William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, : Distributed by University Press of Mississippi, 2006 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (263 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Mississippi Politics and government 1951- |
Southern States Politics and government 1951- |
United States Politics and government Philosophy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Government -- Politics and leadership -- Justice and the law -- Civic responsibility -- Education -- Literature and history -- Mississippi and the South -- The measure of our days. |
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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 |
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