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Changing Tradition is an Undercover Job
A deep South effort to lift Alabama and Mississippi from economic basements relies on discreet reformers. Key figures, including Dr. Kenneth Wagner in Mississippi, push job training and investment while moderates and hard-liners alike keep quiet to avoid backlash. In Birmingham, Mayor George Seibels drives cleanup and development as industry remains cautious.
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Kennedy
Mississippi
Kenneth Wagner
Georgia
Jackson
Wagner
Birmingham
Bessemer
Alabama
George Wallace
U.S
George Seibels