DEBUT: FIVE QUESTIONS with Gov. William Winter

The Center for a Better South's FIVE QUESTIONS series starts with an interview with former Mississippi Gov. William F. Winter of Jackson, Miss. A highlight:

"WINTER: There are certain issues on which just about everybody agrees. For example, everyone wants an adequate education for their children; they want a fair chance at a sustaining job; they want to live in a decent house on a safe street; they want access to affordable health care; and above all else they want to be accorded dignity and respect by their fellow citizens. Why can't we direct more of our energy toward the attainment of those reasonable aspirations instead of on appeals based on greed and bigotry?"

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The Center for a Better South's new FIVE QUESTIONS project is an online interview series in which Center staff pose challenging questions to Southern leaders for their views on how to deal with public policy issues.