Navy ship named for civil rights leader Medgar Evers

This is awesome news. I am glad that Mrs. Evers-Williams is still alive to see it. With so much negativity in the world, this is definitely a bright spot. First we get the memorial to Dr. King and now this to Medgar Evers. Both of these men were killed for their convictions and for their belief in the rights of Black Americans. Medgar Evers story is one that should not be forgotten. Nor should we allow it to be told devoid of the real facts.

The widow of Medgar Evers broke a bottle of champagne against the hull of a new Navy ship that has been named in honor of the slain civil rights leader.

Myrlie Evers was among a thousand people who attended the christening of the USNS Medgar Evers in San Diego on Saturday.

Naval officials, politicians, local citizens and members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People were on hand to hear a speech honoring Evers by Ray Mabus, the Secretary of the Navy.

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