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William Winter, Reform-Minded Mississippi Governor, Dies at 97 In his single term, he fought to improve his state’s education system. He later threw himself into civil rights work. William F. Winter in 2008. After serving as governor of Mississippi, he spent nearly three decades campaigning for racial reconciliation.Credit...Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press Dec. 22, 2020 William F. Winter, a Mississippi politician who stood athwart the racism of many of his fellow white Democrats during the civil rights era and used his single term as governor to address injustice in the state’s educatio...

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 re...

Former Gov. William Winter passed away Friday night at the age of 97, leaving behind a long legacy of accomplishments, especially in the areas of education policy and racial progress. The service rendered to Mississippi by Winter continues to benefit our state into the present day, and we should mark his lifetime with gratitude and with a firm resolve to follow in his example. The Grenada native was governor only four years, serving at at time when the state constitution did not allow a governor two terms. But he made a more significant impact in four years than many of his successors have do...

Remembering the life and legacy of the late Governor William Winter Former Governor William Winter died Friday evening, he was 97 years old. The life and legacy of Governor William Winter By Quentin Smith | December 19, 2020 at 11:57 PM CST - Updated December 20 at 2:07 PM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -One of the most prominent political figures in Mississippi has passed away. Former Governor William Winter died Friday evening. He was 97 years old. Winter served as the states 58th governor from 1980-1984. “William Winter is the greatest governor Mississippi has ever had,” said Ray Mabus, f...

Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter dead at 97 By Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Former Mississippi governor William Winter died Friday. He was 97. Winter, a Democrat who served as the state's governor from 1980 to 1984, is remembered as a crusader for public education and civil rights. Advertisement Winter helped push through the state's Education Reform Act in 1982, which brought kindergartens, compulsory school attendance and numerous other key reforms to a state that had long struggled with poverty and poor educational outcomes. After his political career ended, he continued to fight for funding fo...