Complex sentence: James E. Folsom (1908-1987) was a colorful politician from Alabama in the United States of America who became famous for being one of the first Southern governors to embrace integration and cival rights for African Americans.
Split into simpler sentences: James E. Folsom (1908-1987) was a colorful politician from Alabama in the United States of America. Folsom is perhaps best-remembered as first Southern governors to embrace integration and civil rights for African Americans.