The Skanner News - Mississippi Leaders Unite in Plea to Honor Medgar Evers with Medal of Freedom

Throughout his too-brief life, Evers stood as a beacon of courage against the entrenched racism of the segregated South. He waged a tireless battle against the oppressive Jim Crow laws, championed the desegregation of education, and boldly probed into the horrific Emmett Till lynching.

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