Medgar Evers' Legacy Lives On Through His Family's Fight for Justice.

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Medgar Evers' Legacy Lives On Through His Family's Fight for Justice.
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Myrlie Evers, the wife of civil rights icon Medgar Evers, opens up about their marriage and his murder in an exclusive interview with CBS News. After his death, she carried on his fight for racial equality and achieved success in her own right, fueled by the need for vengeance. She has used hatred as a tool to move ahead, but has also been fighting it for much of her life. Myrlie recently celebrated her 90th birthday and hopes to never lose the will to fight for what she believes in.

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