Video: Dear Medgar, a reading
Medgar and his family learned to leverage photography and media attention to elevate the quest for equality. This is just a small sample of videos and recordings generated over the years. VideosMedgar Evers and the Jackson Movement: “Until Freedom Comes” Address to the American People on Civil Rights, President Kennedy, June 11, 1963 (2:27 min); Library of Congress Myrlie Evers-Williams Delivers Invocation for President Obama’s Inauguration (begins at 21:24) InterviewsVideo featuring audio of Evers speaking Interview with Myrlie Evers, conducted by Blackside, Inc. on November 27, 1985, for Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years (1954-1965). Washington University Libraries, Film and Media Archive, Henry Hampton Collection. Interview with Darrell Evers, conducted by Blackside, Inc. on April 1986, for Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years (1954-1965). |
Last updated: October 7, 2024