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Everlasting: The Legacy Podcast

Everlasting: The Legacy Podcast

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 Hosted by Rita Brent, Everlasting: The Legacy Podcast explores the life and work of Medgar Evers through in-depth conversations, never-before-heard interviews, and fully voiced readings of historical texts. Through Evers’ life story, this podcast aims to provide a deeper understanding of the Civil Right Movement and its unsung heroes.

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Episodes
  • Episode 11: The Future of the Civil Rights Movement

    Episode 11: The Future of the Civil Rights Movement
    Feb 12 2026
    In the finale of Everlasting: The Legacy Podcast, Rita Brent talks with Lance Wheeler and Amirhea “Mimi” Bishop about the Gen. Z Summit in Mississippi, and we hear about how Civil Rights veterans and others are using the Evers’ story to pass the torch on to a new generation.

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    33 mins
  • Episode 10: Prosecuting Hate

    Episode 10: Prosecuting Hate
    Feb 5 2026

    Rita Brent interviews Jerry Mitchell about how his investigative journalism finally brought justice to the Evers family, as well as many other families affected by racial violence during the Civil Rights Movement.



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    43 mins
  • Episode 09: The Aftermath

    Episode 09: The Aftermath
    Jan 22 2026
    Through the words of Myrlie Evers-Williams, we hear about what happened in the days, months, and years that followed the assassination of Medgar Evers

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    44 mins
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