{"id":6125,"date":"2024-03-03T08:52:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T08:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=6125"},"modified":"2024-03-12T08:57:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T08:57:22","slug":"intriguing-insights-joy-reid-explores-medgar-and-myrlie-evers-love-story-and-impact-on-civil-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=6125","title":{"rendered":"Intriguing Insights: Joy Reid Explores Medgar and Myrlie Evers\u2019 Love Story and Impact on Civil Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by\u00a0<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/author\/staceybrown\/\">Stacy M. Brown<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_TFOsurbEDY\">In an interview with the National Newspaper Publishers Association\u2019s \u201cLet It Be Known\u201d morning show<\/a>, celebrated journalist, author and talk-show host\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/joy-reid-makes-journalism-history\/\">Joy-Ann Reid<\/a>\u00a0delved into the intricacies of her latest book,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/products\/medgar-and-myrlie-joy-ann-reid\">\u201cMedgar and Myrlie Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new book sheds light on the enduring love between civil rights activists Medgar and Myrlie Evers (now Evers-Williams) and their profound impact on the civil rights movement.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation revolved around themes of courage and conviction, standing up for justice, and displaying bravery in the face of adversity. Reid, one of the most influential and outspoken voices in all of news, also touched on several issues including the book.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n<div class=\"newspack_global_ad scaip-1 fixed-height\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-caf9af3267-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhat inspired me to do this piece was Myrlie Evers-Williams herself,\u201d Reid recalled. \u201cJust meeting her in person for the first time in 2018 and hearing her talk about her late husband had been almost six decades, but she still spoke about him with this incredible and deep love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 352-page book relives Medgar Evers\u2019 central role in pivotal civil rights events, such as the Civil Rights Act and the March on Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I learned in doing the research for the book is just how central Medgar Evers was to the whole story, to all the stories that we know more about, to the Civil Rights Act,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the relationship between Medgar and Myrlie, Reid emphasized, \u201cThey were an intellectual romance before they were a physical romance.\u201d She highlighted the challenges they faced but underscored the strength of their marriage, stating, \u201cThey stuck through it because, in the end, Myrlie Evers admired her husband. She admired his manliness, determination, and love for his people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reid praised individuals like Democratic Reps. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Cori Bush of Missouri, and the two Tennessee state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson. \u201cIn the face of a lot of cowardice, you do have a lot of really strong, really powerful voices of courage,\u201d Reid asserted.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-2    \">\n<div>\n<p>Regarding\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/tag\/tim-scott\/\">South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott<\/a>, Reid criticized his alignment with the twice-impeached and four-times-indicted former President Donald Trump, expressing bewilderment at Scott\u2019s decision to associate with someone who \u201cwants to tear down democracy.\u201d She blasted Scott\u2019s choice to quote Fannie Lou Hamer in support of Trump, calling it \u201cmadness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis man had the nerve to quote Fannie Lou Hamer, who I also researched for this book. Fannie Lou Hamer, who quoted \u2018First Class Citizenship,\u2019 which was Medgar\u2019s line when she went to the Democratic Convention in Atlantic City and tore it up so much that Lyndon Johnson said, get this woman off the TV because her voice was so powerful as she demanded what Medgar Evers wanted,\u201d Reid stated, tearing into Scott.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor him to quote that woman, that great Black woman, that icon, and do that in favor of Donald Trump, someone who wants to tear down democracy, who says he would unleash police on Black people and take away any limitations to the violence they could in part upon our bodies, for him to use that, it\u2019s madness to me,\u201d Reid explained. \u201cI see very wealthy hip-hop artists, after Donald Trump is found liable for sexual assault and fined millions for defamation, then they decide, \u2018now it\u2019s time to marry my brand to Donald Trump.\u2019 I don\u2019t understand that. I don\u2019t understand anybody Black who, knowing all we now know, those of us who lived in New York, knew who Donald Trump was; we knew what he was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reid also revealed a surprising aspect of her research, emphasizing the close relationship and sisterhood bond among Dr. Betty Shabazz, Coretta Scott King, and Evers-Williams. She described it as \u201cthe group chat before we had group chats\u201d and highlighted the joyfulness with which Evers-Williams shared the story of her friends.<\/p>\n<p>As the conversation encapsulated the profound love story of the Evers and its impact on American history, Reid concluded her thoughts with a powerful message: \u201cThey had no money. They had no power. What they had was conviction and love, love for each other, love for their people, love for their family, and even love for their state in this country. And that\u2019s all the armor that they needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: Published without changes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/medgar-myrlie-evers-civil-rights-love-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Washington Informer Newspaper<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by\u00a0Stacy M. 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