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Daughter of Slain Civil Rights Leader Medgar Evers Sees ‘Painful’ Echoes of Political Violence in America

Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers. His daughter, Reena Evers-Everette, says she sees “painful” echoes of the political violence that led to her father’s assassination at work in American society today.

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