Susan Glisson has many favorite stories about William Winter, but two stand out in the immediate aftermath of his passing Dec. 18, 2020.
During his remarkable 75 years of public service, Gov. William 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.”
Like Mr. Floyd, both were killed in situations that are hard to grasp, one in her home and the other while jogging in his neighborhood. As the daughter of Civil Rights leaders Medgar and Myrlie Evers, I feel their family’s pain.
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