mrjess_bhs's review
4.0
These words hit me from an address Medger Evers gave: “In our modern society, no man is sufficient unto himself. All mankind is dependent upon other people for survival... People who take and never give, who receive and never contribute may exist but never live.” MAY EXIST BUT NEVER LIVE!
I’ve always been so impressed with the story of Medger Evers, but this book deepened that even more. It is a collection of his correspondence and speeches with some introduction and commentary by his wife, Myrlie, and Manning Marable. As can be predicted, there are parts that are redundant and repeated, but this gives an intimate look into the passion of a man who, like many Black activists, lived, worked, and fought under the constant threat of death.
I’ve always been so impressed with the story of Medger Evers, but this book deepened that even more. It is a collection of his correspondence and speeches with some introduction and commentary by his wife, Myrlie, and Manning Marable. As can be predicted, there are parts that are redundant and repeated, but this gives an intimate look into the passion of a man who, like many Black activists, lived, worked, and fought under the constant threat of death.
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