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Coverage dated June 11, 2023

60 years after Medgar Evers’ murder, his widow continues a civil rights legacy

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks in a clear, strong voice as she says she terribly misses her first love, civil rights icon Medgar Evers, and as she reflects on his w…

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  1. WGN Chicago

    60 years after Medgar Evers’ murder, his widow continues a civil rights legacy (opens WGN Chicago)

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    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks in a clear, strong voice as she says she terribly misses her first love, civil rights icon Medgar Evers, and as she reflects on his w…

  2. GBH News

    60 years ago, Medgar Evers became a martyr of the Civil Rights Movement (opens GBH News)

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    Shortly after midnight on June 12, 1963 — 60 years ago today — civil rights organizer Medgar Evers pulled into his driveway in Jackson, Miss.

  3. CBS News

    Myrlie Evers opens up about her marriage to civil rights icon Medgar Evers. After his murder, she took up his fight. (opens CBS News)

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    "I hope I never lose the will to fight for what I believe in," said Evers, who is 90, at her family's former home in Mississippi.

  4. AL.com

    Medgar Evers murdered in Mississippi 60 years ago today: Widow still fights for justice (opens AL.com)

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    Evers was a World War II veteran who was the first field secretary of the Mississippi NAACP beginning in 1954.

  5. CBS 42 Birmingham

    Widow of Medgar Evers continues civil rights legacy 60 years after his murder in Mississippi (opens CBS 42 Birmingham)

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    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks in a clear, strong voice as she says she terribly misses her first love, civil rights icon Medgar Evers, as she reflects on his work …

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