
Medgar and Myrlie
Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America
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Joy-Ann Reid
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Joy-Ann Reid
#1 New York Times Bestseller
NAACP Image Award Winner
From Joy-Ann Reid, a triumphant work of biography that repositions slain Civil Rights pioneer Medgar Evers at the heart of America's struggle for freedom, and celebrates Myrlie Evers's extraordinary activism after her husband's assassination in the driveway of their Mississippi home.
“Medgar Evers deserves a place alongside Malcolm X and Dr. King in our historical memory. Evers, with Myrlie as his partner in activism and in life, was doing civil rights work in the single most hostile and dangerous environment in America.”—from Medgar and Myrlie
Myrlie Louise Beasley met Medgar Evers on her first day of college. They fell in love at first sight, married just one year later, and Myrlie left school to focus on their growing family.
Medgar became the field secretary for the Mississippi branch of the NAACP, charged with beating back the most intractable and violent resistance to black voting rights in the country. Myrlie served as Medgar’s secretary and confidant, working hand in hand with him as they struggled against public accommodations and school segregation, lynching, violence, and sheer despair within their state’s “black belt.” They fought to desegregate the intractable University of Mississippi, organized picket lines and boycotts, despite repeated terroristic threats, including the 1962 firebombing of their home, where they lived with their three young children.
On June 12, 1963, Medgar Evers became the highest profile victim of Klan-related assassination of a black civil rights leader at that time; gunned down in the couple’s driveway in Jackson. In the wake of his tragic death, Myrlie carried on their civil rights legacy; writing a book about Medgar’s fight, trying to win a congressional seat, and becoming a leader of the NAACP in her own right.
In this groundbreaking and thrilling account of two heroes of the civil rights movement, Joy-Ann Reid uses Medgar and Myrlie’s relationship as a lens through which to explore the on-the-ground work that went into winning basic rights for Black Americans, and the repercussions that still resonate today.
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Joy-Ann…. THANK YOU.
Hearing your voice tell this powerful story”love story” really flicked that light in me that was dull!
To the warriors such as Medgar & Myrlie, and countless others, from the bottom of my heart, thank all of you for paving the way for a lil ole girl from NY to live the life I do.
One day I aspire to be a servant to our history as you all have.
#thefightcontiues #blacklivesmatter #myvoicatters #myhistorycantbeerased
♥️🖤💚💪🏾🙏🏾
Lastly, oh how I loved singing 🎵 to “this little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine”, means more to me now, than as a child I sang it in Sunday school ♥️
What they think they can hide or steal, will always come to light
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And one last thought…as I head out to a watch party for the debate that I hope will bring a black/asian woman into the presidency, like she says, “We’re not going back!”
Wow, what a wonderful book.
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