The U.S. Civil Rights Trail Podcast is collaborating with a podcast called History Daily, which tells the true stories of people and events that shaped our world. In this episode, we’re going to learn the back story of President Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speech — the Gettysburg Address. What’s interesting and relevant for us is that some legal scholars believe that the speech is part of the “origin story” of Civil Rights language. They say that it redefined what the United States is for—liberty and equality for all. And later, Civil Rights activists and leaders also used language like that to demand actual civil rights.

Resources:

• U.S. Civil Rights Trail
• Visit Mississippi

This is season two of the Mississippi Freedom Trail Podcast, where the people who pushed for Civil Rights--and their family members--tell their stories of the role they played in the state's Civil Rights Movement. You’ll hear the real stories of people who drew from courage and persistence to make voting a reality for the Black residents of Mississippi. In this fourth of four episodes, we hear the story of slain Civil Rights icon Medgar Evers as told by his widow Myrlie Evers-Williams and their daughter Reena Evers Everette.

Trip-Planning Resources:

• The Mississippi Freedom Trail
• Visit Jackson
• The U.S. Civil Rights Trail

This episode features the voices and perspectives of:

• Myrlie Evers-Williams
• Reena Evers Everette

The U.S. Civil Rights Trail podcast series is produced by Ingredient with Tanner Latham as Executive Producer.

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This is season two of the Mississippi Freedom Trail Podcast, where the people who pushed for Civil Rights--and their family members--tell their stories of the role they played in the state's Civil Rights Movement. You’ll hear the real stories of people who drew from courage and persistence to make voting a reality for the Black residents of Mississippi. In this third of four episodes, we explore the remarkable stories of Euvester Simpson, Fannie Lou Hamer, Owen Brooks, and Annie Devine.

Trip-Planning Resources:

• The Mississippi Freedom Trail
• The City of Winona
• Visit Greenwood
• Canton Tourism
• The U.S. Civil Rights Trail

This episode features the voices and perspectives of:

• Euvester Simpson
• Fannie Lou Hamer
• Owen Brooks and the Delta Ministry
• Annie Devine
• Pam Brooks
• Barbara Devine Reed