“We’re all here tonight to celebrate these extraordinary icons of civil rights, who gave their lives for justice for our country, to stop segregation, to ensure voting rights for all, and it’s not just about looking back at history 60 years ago. But it’s really about taking lessons from history and applying them to the injustices that we see across our country today.”

Civil rights leaders gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been Medgar Evers’ 100th birthday with a powerful panel featuring the daughters of Medgar Evers, Robert F. Kennedy, and Vernon Dahmer. Kerry Kennedy, president of RFK Human Rights, joined the conversation to reflect on her father’s legacy and the enduring fight for equity and civil rights.

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