This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. "How To Be A Civil Rights Widow" is a chapter title in a new book by my guest, Joy-Ann Reid, host of the MSNBC evening show "The ReidOut." The widow is Myrlie Evers. Her husband was Medgar Evers, a civil rights activist who served as the NAACP's Mississippi field
GROSS: Well, we have to take another break here. If you're just joining us, my guest is Joy-Ann Reid, host of the MSNBC weekday evening show "The ReidOut." Her new book about Medgar and Myrlie Evers is called "Medgar And Myrlie." We'll be right back. This is FRESH AIR.
