Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America

by Joy-Ann Reid

“Mrs. Evers, usually a rock of composure, broke into tears after the verdict was read,” the report said. “She clasped the hand of her daughter, Reena Evers-Everette, while her son, Darrell Kenyatta Evers, clapped in jubilation.”