#Medger Evers

[jadeseadragon]

Medger Evers Posthumously Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

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westerosi ruling ladies/acknowledged heiresses outside of dorne, listed by region:

the north

lady jonelle cerwyn, lady of castle cerwyn after the murder of her younger brother, lord cley cerwyn, by ramsay snow. (cley did not long outlive their father, lord medger cerwyn, who died of his wounds as a pow at harrenhal, after fighting in roose bolton's host when tywin lannister defeated them on the green fork.) we first hear of lady jonelle when robb stark calls his banners and lord cerwyn means to bring his old maid daughter with him, and the next we hear of her is when asha greyjoy gets her letter from ramsay, co-signed by a lady cerwyn and lady dustin, among the other northern lords in the bolton camp. cerwyn men-at-arms and the cerwyn maester are noted with roose at wf, and presumably if their lady did go south with her father, she must have returned north in roose bolton's party.

lady barbrey ryswell dustin, widow of the late lord willam dustin, apparently the last of his line since no surviving male dustins are ever mentioned. the widow of barrowton rules in his place for the remainder of her lifetime, and (unlike poor lady hornwood) rules with power uncontested, as barrowton's closest neighbors are the ryswells, also her closest kin, father and brothers. however, without any children from the late lord dustin, unclear what would happen after lady barbrey dies.

lady lyessa flint, head of the branch of house flint of widow's watch. lady flint's son, robin flint, led their forces in robb stark's army and died with the king at the red wedding, but was not the head of house. lady flint is listed such in the appendices, and was said to be pregnant in acok, meaning she likely had a living husband at the time, but he goes unnamed as only her consort.

lady alys karstark, heir to her eldest brother harrion karstark of karhold (whose location and current status is unclear after being captured by the lannisters a 2nd time), following the deaths of their brothers in the battle of the whispering wood, and the execution of their father by king robb as a murderer and traitor. at jon snow's instigation she has taken sigorn, magnar of thenn, as her consort.

lady wynafryd manderly, elder granddaughter of lord wyman manderly, by his son and heir ser wylis. should be the next heir to white harbor after her father, unless her parents should produce a son.

lady maege mormont of bear island, the only ruling lady listed here to also have a daughter as her heir. first this was dacey mormont, but after her murder at the red wedding, the new heir is second daughter alysanne aka aly the she-bear. but since aly told asha greyjoy she had a son as well as a daughter back home, that means there likely won't be a 3rd ruling lady in a row, as the mormonts may have a history of women warriors, but there's no sign they don't still practice male-preference primogeniture when there is a son to inherit. where the mormonts do step out of northern convention, however, is the ruling ladies fucking whoever they want without feeling the need for a husband and still naming their fatherless children mormonts, not snows, a practice rhaenyra targaryen would surely envy.

lady eddara tallhart, an heiress and then nominal ruler of torrhen's square, before the age of 10, after her elder brother benfred was killed by theon greyjoy's ironmen and then their father ser helman was killed when roose bolton sent him into an ambush at duskendale. listed as still a captive inside her family's seat, besieged by dagmer cleftjaw again, in the adwd appendix.

the riverlands

lady barbara bracken, eldest daughter of lord jonos bracken of stone hedge, who has multiple daughters by two of his three different wives, but no surviving sons.

lady amarei frey lannister, married to lancel lannister at castle darry as a granddaughter of a previous lord darry, then left to rule on her own after lancel abandoned her and repudiated their unconsummated marriage

lady eleanor mooton, eldest daughter of lord william mooton of maidenpool, listed as his heir in adwd appendix, at the time of her marriage to dickon tarly. (meaning presumably his sons mentioned in acok died during the war.)

lady carellen smallwood, (likely?) heir to acorn hall as the only known surviving child of lord and lady smallwood, whose only known son died years before.

lady liane vance, eldest daughter of lord karyl vance of house vance of wayfarer's rest, listed as his heir in the affc appendix

lady shella whent, last of the line of the whents of harrenhal, disposessed by tywin lannister, and allegedly dead by the time of affc, according to littlefinger. text is somewhat inconsistent on whether she or her husband inherited harrenhal, just as it's unknown what happened to all their children if they were the same whents hosting the tourney at harrenhal years before, nor even how they were related to minisa whent tully, the late lady of riverrun.

the vale

chella, daughter of cheyk, clan chief of the black ears

lady anya waynwood, lady of ironoaks, an older lady with multiple sons and grandsons still ruling in her own name, a formidable power in the vale, perhaps second only to the main branch of house royce as chief bannermen of house arryn

the westerlands

cersei lannister, lady of casterly rock as well as queen regent, following her father, lord tywin lannister, being murdered by her younger brother tyrion, an attainted traitor and fugitive, with her twin brother, jaime, unable to inherit as a knight of the kingsguard

lady alysanne lefford, lady of the golden tooth after lord leo lefford drowned in the battle of the fords against edmure tully's army. (whether the previous lord was her father, brother, or even uncle or cousin is unknown, all we know of her is her entry in the affc/adwd appendices after lord lefford's death in asos)

the reach

lady alysanne bulwer, the lady of blackcrown as the only known child of the late lord jon bulwer, frequently referred to as lady bulwer. (lady fatherslastname not being a style otherwise used with a lord's unmarried daughters, lady housesurname usually referring to a lord's wife using her husband's name). there is an inconsistency with taena merryweather telling cersei that there was talk of megga tyrell being betrothed to lady bulwer's brother (which a nondornish heiress cannot have and is not listed in any appendix), but this is either a mistake by grrm or misunderstanding by taena unless she's referring to an unknown brother of alysanne bulwer's mother, the last lady bulwer. (i'm taking multiple mentions of her as lady bulwer in sansa's pov over any gossip from taena.)

lady arwyn oakheart, lady of old oak, a widow with multiple grown sons who commanded her own forces in renly baratheon's army, even if she did not mean to fight on the field.

the crownlands

lady ermesand hayford, the last of the hayford line, a babe ruling in name only, married to the squire tyrek lannister before she was weaned, a husband now missing since his disappearence during the riot in kl on the day of princess myrcella's departure

the ladies tanda, falyse and lollys stokeworth, three would-be rulers of castle stokeworth dispossessed by the schemes of queen cersei and ser bronn of the blackwater. lady tanda ruled for years with falyse as her heir and younger daughter lollys as the only heir to the barren falyse, until such time as lollys was wed to bronn and lady tanda took a griveous fall from a horse. bronn started calling himself lord stokeworth when tanda and falyse were still alive, chasing off falyse after her husband attempted to kill him at cersei's behest. falyse died painfully in qyburn's dungeons, while tanda was left to die at castle stokeworth, making lollys even more a ruler in name only than baby lady hayford, as her husband is inside the castle with men loyal only to him, not to any stokeworth lady.

the stormlands

lady brienne of tarth, heir to lord selwyn tarth the evenstar as his only surviving child

lady mary mertyns, listed as lady of the mistwood in the adwd appendix

you'll notice the iron islands is the only (nondornish) region missing here. ofc they did have a possible heiress to pyke and all the isles but then asha greyjoy was soundly rejected as such at the kingsmoot after balon's death. the lack of other present-tl ruling ladies/acknowledged heirs afab may be down to this being the smallest region, aside from the crownlands. however, there are no historical ruling ladies in their section of the world book either, iirc.

AND there is another case of a possible heiress, again meaning asha, wrt harlaw. her uncle lord rodrik harlaw tried to dissaude her from the kingsmoot by offering to name her heir to his castle, while allowing a cousin to inherit all his other titles and power over the whole island of harlaw. but shouldn't asha have already been in line for all the harlaw lands and titles, above all the harlaw cousins? her aunt gwynesse's complaint of being the true heir as rodrik's elder sister may not work outside of dorne, but even on the nondornish mainland, a lord's sister (and therefore their children, ie asha) still come before a lord's uncles and cousins. isn't that the whole point of alys karstark's plight, that her older cousin had to marry her to try to claim her birthright? so the harlaw line of succession should go rodrik>gwynesse>alannys>asha before any cousins come into it.

that this would not be the case and that asha is only presented with the option of being lady of ten towers by doing homage to a cousin as her overlord for the whole island of harlaw suggests imo that the islands are particularly resistant to a woman as head of house, with all male kin following her in place of a patriarch. women may serve as castle stewards and the right sort may prove themselves as captains (not common, but not too rare either) but ruling on land, ruling over male kin, and fellow captains is a different matter. perhaps not too surprising from a people whose religon sees rape of foreign women as a key and holy part of their way of life. an ironwoman may not disapprove of her men doing so, but cannot fully participate without the cock to forcibly spread seed across the world. how can a captain who cannot fully perform manhood as the drowned god proscribes for his captains be rock king over any island, let alone all of them? in this light, balon's choice of asha as heir is even more radical, though likely it came not from a view of equality between the sexes but from a feeling that his own daughter was the very much singular special exception, more a son than greendlandized theon.

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Medger Evers .. But did you know he was also a college football star at Alcorn State, where he was a teammate of his brother, Charles? He was. “Medgar played halfback and I played center,” Charles Evers, 94, said recently during an interview at his WMPR radio office in west Jackson.

[tophat77]

What May be only picture of MEDGER EVERS

First time ever seeing it

[northrnsky]

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕲𝖊𝖔𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖕𝖍𝖞 𝖔𝖋 𝕹𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖎𝖆

this is entirely headcanon based (and in the cases of towns, cities, and most details, really my own lore), but it shouldn't contradict any canon. using these geographical locations is not obligatory in our threads (especially for other narnia muses!), but it's a helpful guide if i refer to locations. [ map ]

Ruled by the Pevensies under High King Peter, Narnia is still recovering from the Hundred Year Winter under the rule of Jadis the White Witch. Mostly heavily forested, Narnia has rolling hills rising to low mountains in the South, with Marshlands in the North, the Eastern Ocean to the East, and high, impassable mountains leading to the Western Wilds to the West. Its climate is mild and it is crossed by the Great Narnian River, with its capital, Cair Paravel, situated on an island in its delta. The Great Waterfall dominates Narnia's Western mountains, dropping into the Cauldron Pool, while the Lantern Wastes are the only part of Narnia still claimed by winter. In the Western Wilds Narnian law holds little sway, and the mountain passes are inhabited by bandits, oreads, and the remains of the White Witch's army. Key towns in Narnia include Owlwood, Beruna, Glasswater Creek, and Rockbridge. The Pevensies have their winter castle at Beruna, and locate there when the storms and winds at Cair Paravel become too strong.

The huge Bight of Calormen is currently ruled by King Neptune as the leader of the Merpeople. Fiercely independant warriors, the Merpeople have recently rejoined Narnian rule after a century of secession, but they merely pay tribute to High King Peter and are not otherwise ruled by him. Deep in the sapphire blue waters off the Narnian coast the Merpeople have their own cities, though few mortals have ever beheld them.

Located in the Eastern Ocean, the Seven Isles and the Lone Islands are part of Narnia, ruled by a Duke and a Governer respectively. The Seven Isles have a small population mostly concentrated on the islands of Mull and Brenn, with its capital, Redhaven, a centre of chivalry in Narnia, known for its tournaments. In contrast, the Lone Islands, far from the reach of Cair Paravel, has begun to give in to corruption. Rumours have reached the Pevensies of a thriving slave trade that has sprung up in its capital of Narrowhaven.

Ettinsmoor and the giants who inhabit her high mountains and frozen lakes, the Ettins, have long been considered Narnia's hereditary enemy. Though called unintelligent and brutish by Old Narnians, in actual fact the Ettins dwell in great stone and ice citadels, worshipping the Old Gods and keeping their old traditions that have existed long before the founding of Narnia. After the defeat of Jadis, they are weighing their chances of expanding Southwards into the Narnian Marches. The Ettins are regarded as strangers in Narnia and view the Narnians with contempt. Key cities in Ettinsmoor include Scornsmoor, Medger, and Spineswood.

[lboogie1906]

Tuskegee Airmen Dr. Bernard W. Robinson (June 6, 1918 - August 23, 1972) became the first African American Naval officer, commissioned in the Naval Reserve on June 18, 1942. He attended Harvard Medical School and became a prominent radiologist after the war. Dedicated to the care of veterans, he served in the Veterans Administration Hospitals system for the remainder of his career, interrupted only by his re-enlistment in the Navy (1953-55).

His commission marks one of many firsts for African Americans during WWII, despite unfavorable odds. African Americans were not only fighting for victory abroad but victory at home against racial prejudice. On the Home Front and the battlefronts, African Americans encountered restrictions solely based on the color of their skin. The military was segregated and African Americans struggled to find jobs in defense factories. If they did manage to secure work, it was usually at much lower pay than their white counterparts.

His experiences mirror other successes, acts of courage, and achievements of African Americans throughout the war. The Tuskegee Airmen became the first African American pilots of the war, with a stellar flying record. The Montford Point Marines, who served in the Marshall Islands, Saipan, Guam, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, became the first African American Marines in the Corps’ 167-year history. The all-Black 761st Tank Battalion spent 183 days in continuous combat, far surpassing the average of 17 days in continuous service.

Recognizing the accomplishments and sacrifices of returning African American veterans, Harry Truman desegregated the military in 1948. Proving their skill and leadership on the battlefield, former servicemen like Ralph Abernathy, Whitney Young, and Medger Evers began to fight for the second part of the Double Victory campaign – Victory at Home - as they returned to the US at the war’s conclusion. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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#onthisdayinhistory February 5th, 1994, the murderer of Medger Evers was convicted. Medgar Evers was one of more than a million African Americans who served in the US military during World War II. He returned home only to face daily discrimination and paid the ultimate price for his fight against inequality. In 1943, at the age of 17, Evers dropped out of high school to get a full-time job. The following year, he volunteered for service in the US Army and was inducted at Camp Shelby and was assigned to an all-black port battalion in the Quartermaster Corps. Evers’ battalion was likely charged with unloading weapons, supplies, and vehicles from Allied ships onto trucks that then transported them to the front lines via convoys such as the Red Ball Express. Evers was murdered on June 11, 1963 upon his returning to the quiet suburban home he shared with his wife and three young children. He was shot in the back by a sniper concealed in a grove of trees several hundred feet away. His family heard the shot and ran outside to his aid. Evers died less than one hour later at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Medgar Evers was just 37 years old. Evers was laid to rest with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery on June 19. #blackhistorymonth #blacksoldiers #knowyourpasttoknowyourfuture #bearmystrong #womenshistorymonth #bedifferent #theydiditwhycantyou #famoussoldiers #theydidit #whatsyourexcuse #teamarmy #usarmy #usarmyreserve #bedifferent #blackhistorymonth #bearmystrong #brotherhood #dosomethingpositive for your #futureself #dosomethingworthwatching #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #parttimejob #fulltimebenefits #usarmyreserve #globallypositioned #globallyengaged #parttimeservicefulltimebenefits #parttimeservicefulltimepride #parttimeservicefulltimesuccess #wehaveajobforthat (at Middle Tennessee Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoSEGV-u6s8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Help | Kathryn Stockett | Published 2009 | *SPOILERS*

22-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter would normally find solace with her beloved maid Constantine, the woman who raised her, but Constantine has disappeared and no one will tell Skeeter where she has gone. 

Aibileen is a black maid, a wise, regal woman raising her 17th white child. Something has shifted inside her after the loss of her own son, who died while his bosses looked the other way. She is devoted to the little girl she looks after, though she knows both their hearts may be broken. 

Minny, Aibileen’s bet friend, is short, fat, and perhaps the sassiet woman in Mississippi. She can cook like nobody’s business, but she can��t mind her tongue, so she’s lost yet another job. Minny finally finds a position working for someone too new to town to know her reputation. But her new boss has secrets of her own. 

Seemingly as different from one another as can be, these women will nonetheless come together for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk. And why? Because they are suffocating within the lines that define their town and their times. And sometimes lines are made to be crossed. 

In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women - mothers, daughters, caregivers, fiends - view one another. A deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don’t.

This book follows Skeeter Phelan, a female college graduate of Ole Miss, along with two black maids working for white families in the town of Jackson, Mississippi. The south during this time period was like ane ntirely different world, especially for those of color. 

Skeeter is friends with Hilly Hollbrook as well as Elizabeth Leefolt. They were the best of friends growing up, but unlike Skeeter, Hilly and Elizabeth left college in order to marry and start families of their own. Hilly has two children, Heather and Will Jr., and Elizabeth also has two children, Mae Mobley and was later joined by Ross. Hilly goes through maids like there is no tomorrow, while Aibileen works for Elizabeth and her family. 

Skeeter wants to be a writer, and with inspriation taken from Aibileen’s own deceased son, Treelore, starts on a project first with only Aibileen, later joined by Minny, and after the arrest of one of the maids, by 10 other maids willing to tell their stories. Over the course of the year, they work on telling the world what it’s like to work for white families in a town like Jackson, Mississppi. The book is published by a company from New York, and while it wasn’t going to be an instant hit, it ends up being a bestseller. It soon comes out that the book is about Jackson, though Hilly Hollbrook works hard to convince people otherwise. 

Throughout the novel, historical events take place, such as the marches with Martin Luther King, Jr., the shooting of Medger Evers, the assassination of President Kennedy. In addition, we get to see Minny work for a white woman who suffers through miscarriage after miscarriage, all the while having to be a mother to her own five, soon to be six, children. Aibileen continues to work for Elizabeth, and is trying to teach her children that just because the color of their skin is different, that they’re the same: human. 

Eventually, Hilly begins taking revenge on the maids in the book. Minny’s husband is fired from his job at the request of HIlly’s husband, and Minny finally leaves her abusive situation with her children in tow. Hilly accuses Aibileen of stealing three pieces of her silver service, even though Aibileen hasn’t stolen a thing a day in her life. The beginning of Aibileen’s story is just beginning as she is gonig to give up being the help for white families and truly begin to live her life; Minny is going to continue to work for Miss Celia as she has been told she has a job for life with her and her husband; and Skeeter is moving to New York to work for Harper Magazine to really begin her life. 

This book is such a light, and I will always give it 5/5 stars no matter how many times I read it.  

Discussion Questions

 1. Who was your favorite character? Why? It’s really hard to choose a favorite character. Each character is relatable in their own way. Skeeter because she wants to make a difference in the world; Aibileen for her wisdom and knowledge; and Minny because of her tenacity and strength. 

2. What do you think motivated Hilly? On the one hand she is terribly cruel to Aibileen and her own help, as well as to Skeeter once she realizes that she can’t control her. Yet she’s a wonderful mother. Do you think that one can be a good mother, but at the same time, a deeply flawed person? Hilly is just a terrible person. She thinks awful about people she deems are below her. To her, her children are equal as they’re going to grow up with the knowledge she provides them. Knowledge that she thinks is right. And everyone is flawed, and everyone can be a good parent in their own ways. 

3. Like Hilly, Skeeter’s mother is a prime example of someone deeply flawed yet somewhat sympathetic. She seems to care for Skeeter - and she also seems to have very real feelings for Constantine. Yet the ultimatum she gives to Constantine is untenable; and most of her interaction with Skeeter is critical. Do you think Skeeter’s mother is a sympathetic or unsympathetic character? Why? I think Skeeter’s mother is the way she is because of what her own mother is like. She can be a caring person, because she is a human being with real feelings as well and acknowledges that so is everyone else around her. But, she wasa beauty queen and had a certain set of standards that she was to live by, and she was hoping to pass this onto her daughter. I believe she is both sympathetic and unsympaethic. I could never be so critical to my daughter pointing out flaws that I know will make her self-conscious.  

4. How much of a person’s character would you say is shaped by the times in which they live? A lot. I have to remember that the book takes place in a different time, in the 60s. Of course, I was born in 1990 and don’t know for sure what it was like to live during this time period. Which is why I love the book so much because I feel it gives a true representation of what it was like for those living during that time. Blacks were often looked down upon, were oftentimes the help for which these white families were able to bring them in to care for their children. They were privileged, much like a lot of black people think of whites today. 

5. Did it bother you that Skeeter is willing to overlook so many of Stuart’s faults so that she can get married, and that it’s not until he literally gets up and walks away that the engagement falls apart? It didn’t bother me at all. I think we all looked past our siginificant others faults in order to feel love. My husband is a flawed person, and is by no means perfect. But he’s perfect for me. I haven’t spent the last 14 years of my life with him to not be able to see that he has faults like any other person. Skeeter wanted to be like a regular girl, and when he couldn’t get passed what she had done, though willing to keep her secret for her, she was able to come to terms with the fact that Stuart was not the right person for her, nor was he ever. 

6. Do you believe that Minny was justified in her distrust of white people? Absolutely. White people were horrid not only to her, but to the other maids and servants that were mentioned within the novel. of course, this isn’t true for every single white family mentioned, as some of them were absolutely great to their help, such as Lou Anne. But, Minny was always handed the shit end of the stick in terms of white families to work for. She was a strong character. 

7. Do you think that had Aibileen stayed working for Miss Elizabeth, that Mae Mobley would have grown up to be racist like her mother? DO you think racism is inherent, or taught? Racism is taught. There are no if ands or buts about it. Kids don’t see color. They see beauty in everything. Did I think that Elizabeth was inherently racist? No. You can tell during the last chapter that she really didn’t want Aibileen to be fired. But, she was doing what she was taught to do by Hilly - regard her help as nothing more than the dirt on the bottom of her shoe. Would Mae Mobley follow in her footsteps? I’m not entirely sure. Mae Mobley was growing up during a time when things were changing for the black people of that time period, and she likely would have began seeing them for the humans that they are. 

8. From the perspective of a 21st century reader, the hairshellac system that Skeeter undergoes seems ludicrous. Yet women still alter their looks in rather peculiar ways as the definition of beauty changes with the times. Looking back on your past, what’s the most ridiculous beauty regiment you ever underwent? I don’t think I ever went through anything ridiculous. I went through perms because I wanted curly hair like my older sister. I dyed my hair because I wanted a different hair color. But, I grew up in more modern times, and didn’t need to sit through anything ridiciulous like Skeeter did. 

9. The author manages to paint Aibileen with a quiet grace and an aura of wisdom about her. How do you think she does this? Because Aibileen is likely based on a real person that she has worked with. In fact, in the back of the version of the book I read, Kathryn Stockett talks about having help when she was growing up, and this may be based on her own. 

10. Do you think there are still vestiges of racism in relationships where people of color work for people who are white? Absolutely. Racism is absolutely still alive today. 

11. What did you think about Minny’s pie for Miss Holly? Would you have gone as far as Minny did for revenge? I wouldn’t have gone that far because gross. But, did Hilly deserve it? Absolutely. 

[justpracticewhatyoupreach]

Legends Who Paved the Way

Re-posting because these are some of my heroes. For every confederate statue that comes down, a monument of EVERY legend who paved the way for freedom and equality should stand in it's place. Also, for anyone who didn't know who Dick Gregory was, there's a small excerpt on him in this clip.

[victorian-muff-daddy]

Chapters: 24/? Fandom: Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Petyr Baelish/Sansa Stark, Ramsay Bolton/Sansa Stark, Satin Flowers/Jon Snow, Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth, Arya Stark/Gendry Waters, Jon Snow/Daenerys Targaryen, Minor or Background Relationship(s), Jon Snow/Ygritte (mentioned) Characters: Ramsay Bolton, Sansa Stark, Petyr Baelish, Brienne of Tarth, Jon Snow, Myranda (Game of Thrones), Tormund Giantsbane, Davos Seaworth, Edd Tollett, Original Female Character(s), Arya Stark, Rickon Stark, Bran Stark, Lyanna Mormont, Lysa Tully Arryn, Original Male Character(s), Robb Stark, Catelyn Tully Stark, Ned Stark, Maege Mormont, Dacey Mormont, Brynden Tully, Robett Glover, Melisandre of Asshai, Cley Cerwyn, Donella Hornwood, Roose Bolton, Barbrey Dustin, Jonelle Cerwyn, Walda Frey, Jaime Lannister, Tyrion Lannister, Bronn (ASoIaF), Satin Flowers, Ghost (ASoIaF), Medger Cerwyn, Maester Rhodry, Varys (ASoIaF), Daenerys Targaryen, Sandor Clegane, Cersei Lannister, Margaery Tyrell, Loras Tyrell, Olenna Tyrell, Qyburn (ASoIaF), Gregor Clegane, Thoros of Myr, Beric Dondarrion, Hugo Wull, Yohn Royce, Robin Arryn, Theon Greyjoy, Samwell Tarly, Gilly (ASoIaF), Alys Karstark, Sigorn (ASoIaF), Wildlings, Maester Wolkan, Donnel Flint, Artos Flint, Meera Reed, Howland Reed, Harald Karstark, Wyman Manderly, Jorah Mormont, Wun Wun, Borroq (ASoIaF), Brandon Norrey, Brandon Stark, Podrick Payne, Gendry Waters, Jon "The Smalljon" Umber, Edmure Tully, Roslin Frey, Lyanna Stark, Jaqen H'ghar, Larence Snow, Ellaria Sand, Beth Cassel, Yara Greyjoy, Grey Worm, Missandei (ASoIaF), Lady (ASoIaF), Nymeria (ASoIaF), Ramsay Bolton's Dogs Additional Tags: Older Man/Younger Woman, Scars, Dominance, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Oral Sex, Semi-Public Sex, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Implied/Referenced Abuse, Dark Sansa, Jon Snow is a clueless disaster bi, Wargs, Hurt/Comfort, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Control Issues, Kink, Trust Issues, Canon-Typical Violence, Explicit Language, Explicit Sexual Content, Trauma, Everybody has daddy issues, Queen in the North, Partners to Lovers, War, Minor Canonical Character(s), The Prince That Was Promised, Valonqar Prophecy, Warging, Warg Jon Snow, Warg Sansa Stark, Strategy & Tactics, House Stark, The North Remembers (ASoIaF), R Plus L Equals J, Ramsay is His Own Warning, Redemption, Execution, Abortion, moon tea, Bran Stark Has Emotions, Bran Stark is also on a power trip Summary:

Sansa Stark has fled Winterfell, and has reunited with Jon Snow. His army plans to take back Winterfell and the control of the North. A raven carries a message, a promise of a meeting on the wind. Sansa and Brienne of Tarth ride to Molestown to meet with Petyr Baelish. She thinks she understands Petyr Baelish more now than ever, after her treatment at Ramsay's hands. She comes to this meeting with ideas of her own.

Canon divergence from the scene in Molestown.

[thequotary]

If we in this country had a stronger grasp of reality--and when I say 'reality' I mean the reality of another human being--another human being!--if we had not lost that, then the assassination of Medger Evers would have aroused the country then.

James Baldwin, “What Price Freedom?” from The Cross of Redemption (68)

[seeselfblack]

Happy EarthDay Medger Evers...

Medgar Evers was born on this date in 1925 in Decatur, Mississippi. He was an African American civil rights leader whose assassination for his work as field secretary for the NAACP in Mississippi galvanized the Civil Rights Movement.

As a representative of the NAACP, Evers worked for the most established and in some ways most conservative African-American membership organization. He was, by all accounts, a hardworking, thoughtful, and somewhat quiet man. Yet the work Evers did was groundbreaking, even radical, in that he risked (and eventually lost) his life bringing news of his state's violent white supremacy to nationwide attention. When Byron De la Beckwith, a white racist, assassinated Evers in his front yard, he became a symbol of the brutality with which the old South resisted the Civil Rights Movement. Raised in a small central Mississippi town, Evers absorbed his parents' work ethic and strong religious values early in his life. Friends, including his brother, Charles, remember him as a serious child with an air of maturity about him.

At 17, he left school to serve in the army during World War II, where, according to writer Adam Nossiter, his experience fighting the supremely racist Nazis made a lasting impression on him. After the war, Evers got his high school diploma and immediately entered Alcorn A & M College, where he played football, ran track, edited the campus newspaper, and sang in the choir. Upon graduation, Evers took a job with Magnolia Mutual Insurance; one of Mississippi's few black-owned businesses.

Through his employer, Evers became involved with the NAACP, selling memberships at the same time he was selling insurance policies. Despite its moderate, systematic approach, the NAACP was still considered a radical organization by many in Mississippi, a state (Nossiter writes) the organization had essentially given up hope on. Too likely to become victims of harassment, assault, or murder for any kind of political action, blacks in Mississippi's Delta region were often afraid even to talk about the NAACP. In 1954, when the national organization decided to hire field secretaries in the Deep South, Evers moved to Jackson, the state capital, and went to work full-time for the NAACP. He had two main roles — to recruit and enroll new members, and to investigate and publicize the racist terrorism experienced by African-Americans.

It was a dangerous job. Evers was followed, mocked, threatened, and beaten while he traveled throughout Mississippi — the state that had seen more lynching than any other in the country. Organizations like the White Citizens' Councils and the State Sovereignty Committee spied on him. In May 1963, a month before Evers was murdered, someone threw a bomb into his garage. Evers continued the NAACP's longstanding research on lynching, and he also worked on the legal front, filing petitions and organizing protests against the Jim Crow segregation that still made it impossible for African-Americans to go to movie theaters, to eat in restaurants, or to make use of public libraries, parks, and pools.

Throughout the spring of 1963, Evers was the leader of a series of boycotts, meetings, and public appearances that were designed to bring Mississippi out of its racist past. Just before midnight on June 11, 1963, when Evers was arriving home, Bryon de la Beckwith shot him in the back. Evers died a few minutes later. In two separate trials in 1963 and 1964, all-white juries could not decide Beckwith's fate. Free for more than 30 years after committing murder, Beckwith was finally convicted and jailed for the crime in 1994.

Reference:

African Americans/Voices of Triumph

by Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Copyright 1993, TimeLife Inc.

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Happy Medger Evers Day

I don't celebrate MLK. He didn’t want to be the mouthpiece of the Civil Rights movement. He didn’t write his own speeches. He just showed up where they told him to be.

Medger Evers actually worked at it, and he wanted to help everyone have equal rights. And he too was murdered. He deserves his own holiday, not MLK.

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