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There is a major motion picture about him, a college named after him, and an institute dedicated to his legacy—but who was this man, Medgar Wiley Evers? What did he fight for? While his story still seems a bit incomplete, his transcribed conference calls, speeches, memos, and letters to and from some of the well-known figures of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s contained in this valuable source do help to answer some basic questions about the field secretary of the Mississippi branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The footnotes offering short biographies of various people, such as James Meredith, Simeon Booker, Jackie Robinson, and Leontyne Price, mentioned in the over 85 documents in the book, coupled with bibliographical citations, are invaluable to researchers, teachers and students alike. Several b/w photos of Evers at work consoling a black girl badly beaten by police, escorting Lena Horne to a civil rights rally, and addressing a crowd at a desegregation rally, along with a photo of his blood-stained driver's license, indicate the magnitude of his commitment to the struggle for freedom and equality. Evers was brutally murdered in 1963, but his devotion to encouraging blacks to register to vote, protest, boycott, and resist oppression of all kinds helped propel citizens and lawmakers of Mississippi to demand a more equitable state and society.
The Autobiography of Medgar Evers: A Hero's Life and Legacy Revealed Through His Writings, Letters, and Speeches
by Myrlie Evers-Williams, Manning MarableView All Available Formats & Editions
One of America’s leading black intellectuals teams up with Myrlie Evers-Williams to bring us the first-ever definitive look at the life, work, and tragic death of civil rights hero Medgar EversSee more details below
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One of America’s leading black intellectuals teams up with Myrlie Evers-Williams to bring us the first-ever definitive look at the life, work, and tragic death of civil rights hero Medgar Evers
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- ISBN-13:
- 9780786722495
- Publisher:
- Basic Books
- Publication date:
- 08/29/2006
- Sold by:
- Barnes & Noble
- Format:
- NOOK Book
- Pages:
- 416
- Sales rank:
- 282,204
- File size:
- 453 KB
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