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The Autobiography of Medgar Evers: A Hero's Life and Legacy Revealed Through His Writings, Letters, and Speeches

Myrlie Evers-Williams

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

Book Details

  • Publisher: Basic Books
  • Publish Date: Aug 29th, 2006
  • Pages: 400
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.10in - 5.98in - 1.03in - 1.18lb
  • EAN: 9780465021789
  • Categories: Cultural & RegionalCultural & Ethnic Studies - American - African American & BlHistorical

About the Author

Myrlie Evers-Williams is the widow of slain civil rights hero Medgar Evers and former chairwoman of the NAACP. She has continued the work of her late husband, and her tireless efforts to bring about social change have kept his memory alive. Myrlie Evers-Williams lives in Bend, Oregon. Manning Marable is Professor of History, Political Science, and Public Policy, at Columbia University. Marable lives in New York City.

Praise for this book

"Once the leader in the number of lynchings in America, today Mississippi leads in the number of elected black officials. It's part of Medgar Evers' legacy--paid for in blood--and stamped on the lives of Mississippians, from the state capitol of Jackson to the cornfields of Newton County where Medgar Evers grew up."