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>> next week i shall ask the congress of the united states to act, to make a commitment it has not fully made in this century to the proposition that race has no place in american life or law. >> its his most eloquent speech in some ways, most heartfelt speech. >> and this nation for all its hopes and all its boasts will not be fully free until all its citizens are free. >> theres a kind of bitter irony in that within hours afterwards, medgar evers comes home and his wife and children are up bec...

Speech. >> and this nation for all its hopes and all its boasts will not be fully free until all its citizens are free. >> theres a kind of bitter irony in that within hours afterwards, medgar evers comes home and his wife and children are up because they want to tell him about the presidents wonderful speech. >> shortly after midnight, medgar evers steps from his car in this driveway. then evers was murdered. the fatal bullet was fired from a vacant lot across the street from evers home, crashi...

>> and this nation for all its hopes will not be fully free until all its citizens are free. >> theres a kind of bitter irony in that within hours afterwards, medgar evers comes home and his wife and children are up because they want to tell him about the presidents wonderful speech. >> shortly after midnight, medgar evers steps in his car in this driveway. then evers was murdered. his ca this driveway. then evers was murdered. the fatal bullet was fired from this driveway. then evers was murder...

Until all its citizens are free. >> theres a kind of bitter irony in that within hours afterwards, medgar evers comes home and his wife and children are up because they want to tell him about the presidents wonderful speech. >> shortly after midnight, medgar evers steps in his car in this driveway. then evers was murdered. the fatal bullet was fired from a vacant lot across the street from ever eshome, crashing through his body and through the window of his home. he was 37. >> i was appalled at ...

Speech. >> and this nation for all its hopes will not be fully free until all its citizens are free. >> there is a kind of bitter irony in that within hours afterwards, medgar evers comes home and his wife and children are up because they want to tell him about the presidents wonderful speech. >> shortly after midnight, medgar evers steps in his car in this driveway. then evers was murdered. the fatal bullet was fired from a vacant lot across the street from his home, crashing through his body a...

Law. >> its his most eloquent speech in some ways, most heartfelt speech. >> and this nation for all its hopes will not be fully free until all its citizens are free. >> there is a kind of bitter irony in that within hours afterwards, medgar evers comes home and his wife and children are up because they want to tell him about the presidents wonderful speech. >> shortly after midnight, medgar evers steps in his car in this driveway. then evers was murdered. the fatal bullet was fired from a vacan...