Ross Robert Barnett (January 22, 1898 - November 6, 1987) was the Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Mississippi from 1960 to 1964. He is mentioned in paragraph 38 of Letter from Birmingham Jail. Born in Standing Pine in Leake County, Barnett was the youngest of ten children. He served in the United States Army during World War I, then worked in a variety of jobs while earning an undergraduate degree from Mississippi College in Clinton in 1922. Wikipedia
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