African-American Issues
2003-08-02T20:31:34-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMTFlXC8yMDAzMDgwMjIwMzMwMjAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Rachel Robinson and Myrlie Evers Williams, two widows of civil rights icons, spoke separately at the annual summer meeting. Rachel Robinson’s late husband, Jackie Robinson, broke professional baseball’s color barrier in 1947. Myrlie Evers Williams' late husband, Medgar Evers, was an early civil rights activist who was assassinated in 1963. The women spoke about their husbands' legacies and the continuing work for civil rights.
Rachel Robinson and Myrlie Evers Williams, two widows of civil rights icons, spoke separately at the annual summer meeting. Rachel Robinson’… read more
Rachel Robinson and Myrlie Evers Williams, two widows of civil rights icons, spoke separately at the annual summer meeting. Rachel Robinson’s late husband, Jackie Robinson, broke professional baseball’s color barrier in 1947. Myrlie Evers Williams' late husband, Medgar Evers, was an early civil rights activist who was assassinated in 1963. The women spoke about their husbands' legacies and the continuing work for civil rights. close
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