Folgen

  • Episode 09: The Aftermath

    Episode 09: The Aftermath
    Jan 22 2026
    Through the words of Myrlie Evers-Williams, Reena Evers-Everette, and many other close friends and acquaintances, we hear about what happened in the days, months, and years that followed the assassination of Medgar Evers.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    44 Min.
  • Episode 08: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Vinson Williams (Part 3)

    Episode 08: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Vinson Williams (Part 3)
    Jan 8 2026
    For the last section of this three-part interview, Taiwo Gaynor and Dr. Michael Vinson Williams discuss how the life and works of Medgar Wiley Evers continued after his death, and what his legacy means to us today."

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    55 Min.
  • Episode 07: Women of the Movement

    Episode 07: Women of the Movement
    Dec 18 2025
    In this special episode, Rita Brent sits down with Dr. Daphne Chamberlain, Executive Director of the Emmett Till Interpretative Center, and Raylawni Branch, a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement, to have a conversation about the role of women in the ongoing fight for Civil Rights.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    32 Min.
  • Episode 06: The Evers Home

    Episode 06: The Evers Home
    Dec 4 2025
    Host Rita Brent interviews Olivia Spann, Supervisory Park Ranger at the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument and gets a tour of the house. We also hear from Reena Evers-Everette about what it was like growing up in the house, as well as her firsthand account of the events the night of June 12th, 1963.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    48 Min.
  • Episode 05: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Vinson Williams (Part 2)

    Episode 05: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Vinson Williams (Part 2)
    Nov 13 2025
    In this second part of the extended interview, Taiwo Gaynor and Dr. Michael Vinson Williams discuss Medgar Evers' work as Mississippi’s first NAACP Field Secretary and the exposure and mounting pressure that came with the position.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    52 Min.
  • Episode 04: Why I Live in Mississippi

    Episode 04: Why I Live in Mississippi
    Oct 30 2025
    Drs. Mark Henderson and Ebony Lumumba from Jackson State University breathe life into the 1958 Ebony article, “Why I Live in Mississippi”, which offers a look into Medgar Evers' professional and personal life. Afterward, Host Rita Brent speaks with them about why they live in Mississippi.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    52 Min.
  • Episode 03: Integration in Mississippi

    Episode 03: Integration in Mississippi
    Oct 16 2025
    In the first section of this episode, Host Rita Brent details the story of Medgar Evers’ attempt to integrate the University of Mississippi Law School, and in the second section, Rita sits down with Dr. Stephanie Rolph and Dr. John Spann to further discuss the subject of integration in 1950s Mississippi.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    48 Min.
  • Episode 02: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Vinson Williams (Part 1)

    Episode 02: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Vinson Williams (Part 1)
    Oct 2 2025
    In this multi-part episode, Taiwo Gaynor, Executive Producer of the MPB original documentary, Everlasting: Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers, talks with Dr. Michael Vinson Williams, author of Medgar Evers: Mississippi Martyr, about the early years of Evers’ life.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    51 Min.