Winson achieved substantial national recognition in her later life . She was a delegate to the 1976 Democratic National Convention in Florida . In October 1978 Winson was selected as one of three black leaders from southern states to have lunch with President Jimmy Carter . In April 1983 Hudson was presented with the Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Community Service from Mississippi Governor William Winter . In 1989 The Mississippi Democratic party presented her with a Fannie Lou Hamer Award . Winson and her sister , Dovie were featured in '' I Dream A World : Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America '' , a photo essay book by Brian Lanker . Winson attended a gallery exhibition of the project in Washington , D.C. in 1989 at the Corcoran Gallery . At the Gallery , Winson saw Oprah Winfrey , and Alice Walker . In 1994 Winson testified on behalf of Mississippi 's poor citizens before President Bill Clinton 's Health Reform Task Force Committee in Washington , D.C
1976 Democratic National Convention
1976 Democratic National Convention
Winson Hudson