The Way We Were: Life Magazine 1963 Issue Showing Medgar Evers' Widow and Son Mourning His Death (724 hits)
A Martyr and the Negro Presses On-
Life Magazine 1963 CoverStory Title: In this 1963 issue of Life, the writer actually used a form of the N-word but not in the way you think of it today. Back then (which wasn't long ago) ... they used the word NEGRO. Can you imagine in 2013 being called a Negro in 2013? But that's what they called African Americans back then and it was a respectable and dignified thing! The title of the coverstory was: "A Martyr and the Negro Presses On-Son & widow of Medgar Evers mourns his death" The two are seen attending his funeral after he was killed by civil rights opponents. 1963. One of the many tragedies of the decade. Is it wrong to covet her hat? I hope Ms. Evers put that had up for the national treasury unlike Aretha Franklin refused to do.
