You discover that the education the Negro gets is designed to keep him subservient. The poor black man is exploited by whites and by educated Negroes, too. - Medgar Evers

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The gifts of God should be enjoyed by all citizens in Mississippi. - Medgar Evers

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Come from forever, and you will go everywhere.

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Our only hope is to control the vote. - Medgar Evers

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I remember one of them - it was a 1941 black Ford. As it went by very slow, a guy leaned out with a shotgun, keeping a bead on us all the time, and we just had to walk slowly and wait for him to kill us... They didn't kill us, but they didn't end it, either. - Medgar Evers

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We need positive energy in everything in life, at home, at school, at work, and everywhere. Positive energy spreads happiness, makes our duties less hard, and helps us achieve more. In the face of life challenges and hardships, we need positive energy to keep going, and we need people with positive energy to help those around them stand on their feet and overcome their difficulties. ― Noora Ahmed Alsuwaidi

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The imagination is the golden pathway to everywhere. -Terence McKenna

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I was born in Decatur, was raised there, but I never in my life was permitted to vote there. - Medgar Evers

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As long as God gives me strength to work and try to make things real for my children, I'm going to work for it - even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice. - Medgar Evers

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Freedom has never been free. - Medgar Evers

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