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HarperCollins
Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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The host of MSNBC's The ReidOut and New York Times bestselling author of The Man Who Sold America traces the extraordinary lives and legacy of civil rights icons Medgar and Myrlie Evers, situating Medgar Evers's assassination as a catalyzing moment in American history. Myrlie Louise Beasley met Medgar Evers on her first day of college. They fell in love at first sight, married just one year later, and Myrlie left school to focus on their growing family....
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Tracing the extraordinary lives and legacy of two civil rights icons, this gripping account of Medgar and Myrlie Evers is told through their relationship and the work that went into winning basic rights for black Americans, and the repercussions that still resonate today.
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Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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Awakening America: The Love Story of Medgar and Myrlie Are you eager to advance in your career by deepening your understanding of the legacy of courage, sacrifice, and enduring partnership? Searching for a complete resource that covers everything you need to know about the legacy of courage, sacrifice, and enduring partnership? Look no further! This guide serves as your ultimate companion for gaining insights, applying knowledge, and engaging in meaningful...
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Publisher:
Basic Books
Pub. Date:
2006
Language:
English
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On the evening of June 12, 1963, the day President John F. Kennedy gave his most impassioned speech about the need for interracial tolerance "Medgar Evers, the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi, was shot and killed by an assassin's bullet in his driveway. The still-smoking gun, bearing the fingerprints of Byron De La Beckwith, a staunch white supremacist, was recovered moments later in some nearby bushes. Still, Beckwith remained free for...
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University of Georgia Press
Pub. Date:
2013
Language:
English
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Around the void left by the murder of Medgar Evers in 1963, the poems in this collection speak, unleashing the strong emotions both before and after the moment of assassination. Poems take on the voices of Evers's widow, Myrlie; his brother, Charles; his assassin, Byron De La Beckwith; and each of De La Beckwith's two wives. Except for the book's title, "Turn me loose," which were his final words, Evers remains in this collection silent. Yet the poems...
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Publisher:
Running Press
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
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Hundreds of stunning images from black history have long been buried in The New York Times archives. None of them were published by The Times--until now. UNSEEN uncovers these never-before published photographs and tells the stories behind them. It all started with Times photo editor Darcy Eveleigh discovering dozens of these photographs. She and three colleagues, Dana Canedy, Damien Cave and Rachel L. Swarns, began exploring the history behind them,...
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Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date:
2021
Lexile measure:
1010L
Language:
English
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"The act of segregation was a common thread woven throughout the world, directed at people of color. It takes great courage to stand up against racial injustice and many Black leaders sacrificed their lives to demand equality. Read about men and women who worked on behalf of all people of color including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Barack Obama, the founders of Black Lives Matter Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, Patrisse Cullors, and many more"--...