[Episcopal News Service – Jackson, Mississippi] Former Mississippi Governor William F. Winter says his state has made progress against racism but “we still have a lot of work to do.” Winter spoke during a Nov. 15 news conference before the opening session of “Fifty Years Later: The State of Racism in America,” a two-day gathering sponsored by the Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Mississippi at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Jackson.

– The Rev. Mary Frances Schjonberg is an editor/reporter for the Episcopal News Service.