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Prcsidcnc
V ana '�'. independent run i.
gcn rr lly credited with having
f reed the Dern cratic Part to
rat . current fix 1-
10 al cabdriver for dirc tion to
the Ever home. However, de la
Beckwith wa freed after two tri­
als by hung juries and, later,
often boasted about the murder.
· But Medgar Evers' death ha.
not been in vain. There are now
more Blac elected official. in
the .tatc of Mi:: i . ippi than in
mo:t northern .tatc .. Eq ually
important, the tate of Missi -
sippi - and every other talc in
the union - ha. a unique oppor­
tunity to uphold the legacy of
Medgar Ever through a ma.­
sive voter turnout in this year's
presidential primaries and elec­
tion. This i one year when th '
right to v tc, which so many
African American fought and
died C r, has practical applica­
lion.
A. ver: �aitl"Il'. n t
en ugh ju t to sit here t might
and voice your approval and
cl: p your hands and shed 'OUI
War and sing and then gu out
and d nothing about thi: struu­
gle. reed 01:' 'he emphasized,
"ha never I .cn free."
•
eo vention
ti n on th . outhcrn , hire \( t .
I a direct rc: ult of W.tll.l .
h avin or ganivcd the i n d.:
I .nd .nt p iwcr )1' that v ot uu:
hh . I ) rn.ikc the pari) pa� t
pri . , for it indiflcrcucc.
l' mu: tie illing to be .1,
touuh a. HII' ideological an I
p litical cncmic arc. If we ex­
p ct Jack n to wield ignificant .
influence ithin the Democrati .
Party t the c n cation and
beyond, e've g< to (. pply 00111<':
intellig nt and well organized
mu lc. Right now t h 0
Dcrn cr atic leader hip Icnd
J '. c ff wit h the threat thai h .
will lose I h cl .ctjon fur t he
party if he i on th' ticket. II
Jc: sc , ant!'. to improve hi. bar­
gaining p 0 ition he': 01 to turn
the tabl .. He'. got to make it
clear that it \ ill Co t them th .
election if he i n't un the ticket.
A for the argument that
· orne voters may be "confu: cd' I
by "Two Roads," that ha. not
I .cn my cxp .ricncc. Our pe pic
went through I c) 4 and I .arncd
some hars h lc . on .. They under-
· tand that my indep ndent can­
didac is not being run again. t
Jc: e but Ior him and C r the
politic I trength of the Rain­
I 0\ movement and ur
vision. The way to 1 c 01
Rever nd Jack on i. to b
[or th Dcm crati Part r :