The Murder of Medgar Evers: Is It Ever Too Late to Do the Right Thing?

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Medgar Evers, a brave Civil Rights leader, was assassinated in the driveway of his home by a Klan leader bent on blood. What offense had Evers committed? He was trying to register African Americans to vote in Mississippi in 1963. His murderer was quickly identified - but lived as a free man for thirty years until an unstoppable wife, a dogged newspaperman and a brilliant prosecutor managed to get the case reopened. Barry Bradford, historian and author, shares inside information on the thrilling trial, amazing anecdotes and a heavy dose of drama.  History will come alive as you witness whether it is ever too late to do the right thing.