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

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As paradoxical as life would have it, some of these same persons who were beaten are terrorized by the Nazis are assisting the die-hards of the Citizens' Councils in bringing about economic pressure on Negroes who pay their poll taxes and register in Humphry County. - Medgar Evers

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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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I love my children and I love my wife with all my heart. And I would die, die gladly, if that would make a better life for them. - Medgar Evers

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Let me appeal to the consciences of many silent, responsible citizens of the white community who know that a victory for democracy in Jackson will be a victory for democracy everywhere. - Medgar Evers

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I'll be damned if I'm going to let the white man lick me. There's something out here that I've got to do for my kids, and I'm not going to stop until I've done it. - Medgar Evers

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Freedom has never been free. - Medgar Evers

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

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If we don't like what the Republicans do, we need to get in there and change it. - Medgar Evers

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You can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea. - Medgar Evers

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