The autobiography of Medgar Evers : a hero's life and legacy revealed through his writings, letters, and speeches
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The autobiography of Medgar Evers : a hero's life and legacy revealed through his writings, letters, and speeches
Basic Civitas Books, c2005
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-330) and index
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For the first time, the life of civil rights leader Medgar Evers as told through his speeches, letters and papers On the evening of June 12 1963 - the day that President John F Kennedy gave his most impassioned speech about the need for interracial tolerance - Medgar Evers, the first field secretary for the NAACP (the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples) was shot and killed by an assassin's bullet in the driveway of his Mississippi home. The still-smoking gun - bearing the fingerprints of staunch white supremacist, Byron De La Beckwith - was recovered moments later in some nearby bushes. Still, Beckwith remained free for over thirty years until Evers's widow, Myrlie, finally forced the Mississippi courts to bring him to justice. The Autobiography of Medgar Evers tells the full story of one of the greatest leaders of the Civil Rights movement, bringing his achievement to life for a new generation. Although Evers's memory has remained a force in the civil rights movement, the legal battles surrounding his death have too often overshadowed the example and inspiration of his life.
Myrlie Evers-Williams and Manning Marable have assembled the previously untouched cache of Medgar's personal documents, writings and speeches. These remarkable pieces range from Medgar's monthly reports to the NAACP to his correspondence with luminaries of the time such as Robert Carter, General Counsel for the NAACP in the landmark Brown v Board of Education case. Most important of all are the recollections
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