Even before then , the failure of '' massive resistance '' caused some of its leaders , such as Governors Albertis S. Harrison and Mills Godwin , to moderate their views and even make some efforts to reach out to black voters .
Even before then , the failure of '' massive resistance '' caused some of its leaders to conclude that obstinate resistance to integration could not go on forever . 
 Some of them , such as Governors Albertis S. Harrison and Mills Godwin , began to moderate their views and even make some efforts to reach out to black voters .