For Us, the Living (Banner Books) [Paperback]

Myrlie Evers (Author), William Peters (Author), Willie Morris (Introduction)

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Publication Date: February 1, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0878058419 | ISBN-13: 978-0878058419

A widow's love story of her life with Medgar Evers, the NAACP civil rights leader murdered by a midnight assassin

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A widow's love story of her life with Medgar Evers, the NAACP civil rights leader murdered by a midnight assassin

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi (February 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878058419
• ISBN-13: 978-0878058419
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #711,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read this moving book in two days, April 11, 1999

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This review is from: For Us, the Living (Banner Books) (Hardcover)

I am 38 years old and I read this book when I was 17 years old as a senior in high school. It wasn't a requirement that I read this book. I simply saw it in the library and was intrigued by the title. Now that I am an adult, I want my children to read this powerful book. I am also ordering the book today so that I can reread it. There were so many people who participated in the civil rights movement and it is time we learn about more of those American heros. I could not put this book down. I read it in two days! Myrlie Evers shares her darkest fears and greatest joy.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be considered a classic of the Civil Rights Era, August 12, 2007

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Sarah E. Cade (Galway, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For Us, the Living (Banner Books) (Paperback)

This is the story of Medgar Evers - one of the lesser known heroes of the Civil Rights Era - and the story of how his family and the movement managed to continue after Medgar was brutally assassinated in the driveway of his home while his wife and children were there.

The story is lovely in parts, terrifying in parts, joyous in parts, humbling in parts, and poignant throughout.

Any student of American history should read this book. It's more than the tragic love story of two amazing people; Mrs. Evers's fine writing adroitly details life in the Deep South before the civil rights movement gained widespread recognition and appeal.

I highly, highly recommend it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Profound and, quite frankly, Life Changing!, December 12, 2010

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PJ Ellzey "Book Girl" (Illlinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For Us, the Living (Banner Books) (Paperback)

I, like one of the other reviewers read this book while in High School, almost 40 years ago! And to this day it remains, by far, one of the most profound books I have ever read. While the book was the story of a widow, Myrlie Evers, whose words were penned from the pain she carried resulting from the brutal murder of her beloved husband, civil rights leader Medgar Evers, she also beautifully wrote of the love she shared with him, her children and her people. From her story, I came to know a profound pride and started to embrace who I was as a young African American teenager growing up in the tumultuous early 70s. And today, I carry that same pride, thanks to Mrs Evers having opened up her heart and life and shared her story with the world. I would highly recommend that all High School students read it...and adults, alike. Great historical book!