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

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It may sound funny, but I love the South. I don't choose to live anywhere else. There's land here, where a man can raise cattle, and I'm going to do it some day. - Medgar Evers
I was born in Decatur, was raised there, but I never in my life was permitted to vote there. - Medgar Evers
The only film I've enjoyed starring a wrestler was Mickey Rourke in 'The Wrestler.'- Dwayne Johnson
That's why I want to change Mississippi. You don't run away from problems - you just face them. - Fannie Lou Hamer
The Negro has been here in America since 1619, a total of 344 years. He is not going anywhere else; this country is his home. He wants to do his part to help make his city, state, and nation a better place for everyone, regardless of color and race. - Medgar Evers
Freedom has never been free. - Medgar Evers
The six of us gathered at my house, and we walked to the polls. I'll never forget it. Not a Negro was on the streets, and when we got to the courthouse, the clerk said he wanted to talk with us. When we got into his office, some 15 or 20 armed white men surged in behind us - men I had grown up with, had played with. - Medgar Evers
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
If we don't like what the Republicans do, we need to get in there and change it. - Medgar Evers
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