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The title was highlighted during a live segment where Rachel Maddow praised it as a compelling blend of civil‑rights history and a love story, noting its bestseller status. She and her colleague Joy Reid recommended it as an inspiring biography of Medgar and Myrlie Evers that exemplifies bravery. The discussion emphasized its relevance and excellence, leading to a highly positive endorsement.
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The book tells the story of Medgar Evers and Myrlie Evers, and their love story, and how their fight for civil rights was ultimately successful, though tragic.
The book has been out about eight weeks now, number one New York Times bestseller.
And so I will just say this one last thing... Even if history is not your thing... This story of Medgar and Merlea Evers is history, but it is also a love story and it is also a parable and a paragon of bravery.
And that love story including the beyond, is rendered here in this new book by my beloved friend Joy.
Which is called Medgar and Merley: Medgar Evers and the love story that awakened America and chapter one Joy introduces all of us to this particular senator.
Medgar Evers and the love story that awakened America.
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It was described as an excellent new book and a New York Times Best Seller. It chronicles the lives of Medgar Evers and Merley Evers, two important civil rights activists.
My brilliant friend and colleague Joy Read has an excellent new book out, Instant New York Times Best Cellar. It's called Medgar and Merley, Medgar Evers in the love story that awakened America.
