Saturday, October 10, 2009

Navy honors civil rights martyr Medgar Evers

Medgar Evers, NAACP’s first field secretary for the state of Mississippi stands nearby a sign of the state Mississippi in this 1958 file photo

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The widow of slain civil-rights pioneer Medgar Evers fought tears Friday as Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, a former Mississippi governor, announced he’s naming a new Navy supply ship for Evers’ late husband.

"I think of those who will serve on this ship and those who will see it in different parts of the world.Source: The Two Malcontents RSS Feed

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