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The Autobiography of Medgar Evers
The Autobiography of Medgar Evers
Hyattsville, MD
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Medgar Evers did not leave an autobiography when he was assassinated in 1963. Using his speeches, his monthly reports to the NAACP, and his personal notes and letters, his widow – Myrlie Evers-Williams – and scholar Manning Marable created a narrative of the civil rights leader’s life.
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