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	Podcast:		Fresh Air
	Episode:		The Life and Legacy Of Medgar & Myrlie Evers
	Category:		Arts
	Duration:		00:46:38
	Publish Date:		2024-02-07 20:23:12
	Description:		The civil rights leader Medgar Evers is maybe more known for his assassination in 1963 than the work he did to fight for voting rights and desegregation. MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid tells the story of Medgar and his wife Myrlie in a new book. Evers was the NAACP field secretary in Mississippi, a state that lynched more Black people than any other. The risks of the job created a lot of tension in their marriage — and after Medgar's death, Myrlie's fury drove her to be an activist herself.
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