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When a black Jacksonian looks about his home community, he sees a

When a black Jacksonian looks about his home community, he sees a city of over 150,000, of which 40% is Negro, in which there is not a single Negro policeman or policewoman, school crossing guard, or fireman. – Medgar Evers

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If we dont like what the Republicans do, we need to get in there and change it. – Medgar Evers

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In the racial picture things will never be as they once were. History has reached a turning point, here and over the world. – Medgar Evers

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