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And through so much of the Civil Rights Movement and highlighted in that museum in the 50s and 60s was cloaked their movement and promises of the constitution, heard that from Martin Luther king during the i have a dream speech and the declaration, promissory note, and civil rights leader struck a different tone, they are focusing on the history from there. Across the board folks want to focus on those honoring it today. We see that on the parade route outside, civil rights leaders, and folks fr...

Finally martyrs like edgar evers -- medgar evers, whose brother i just met at the plane and who i likes a lot. stand up please, you were so nice, i appreciate it, you were so nice, thank you very much. he joined the us army in 1943 when he was 17 years old, he fought in normandy in the second world war and when he came back home to mississippi he kept fighting for the same rights and freedoms that he had defended. mister evers became a civil rights leader in his community. he helped fellow afric...

For his courageous leadership in the civil rights movement, mister evers was assassinated by a member of the kkk in the driveway of his own home. we are deeply privileged to be joined today by his incredible widow. somebody that is loved throughout large sections of the country beyond this area. so i want to say hello to him early. how are you? you so much, highly respected, thank you. [applause] >> thank you, marilyn. and his brother, charles, thank you again. for decades, they have carried