{"product_id":"medgar-and-myrlie-medgar-evers-and-the-love-story-that-awakened-america-9780063068797","title":"Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe host of MSNBC's \u003cem\u003eThe ReidOut\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Sold America\u003c\/em\u003e traces the extraordinary lives and legacy of civil rights icons Medgar and Myrlie Evers, situating Medgar Evers's assassination as a catalyzing moment in American history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMyrlie 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedgar 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063068797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joy-Ann Reid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43397605851317,"sku":"9780063068797","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_34e08c48-e844-4d66-976e-55315be47b10.jpg?v=1702390717","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/medgar-and-myrlie-medgar-evers-and-the-love-story-that-awakened-america-9780063068797","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}