Tributes came from Barack Obama and Joe Biden at event honoring the Pomona College alum and widow of Medgar Evers. Columnist David Allen was in the audience.
recent gift to the college of her archives
In the Bridges lobby, glass cases had themes: “Civil Rights Advocate,” “Wife and Mother,” “Pomona College Student,” “Civic Leader” and more. There were photos, copies of speeches, cover stories from Ebony and Jet, and other memorabilia, even a hard hat from her tenure on L.A.’s Board of Public Works.
Video messages were shown. “You are loved and respected,” the Smithsonian Institution’s Lonnie Bunch III said. Whoopi Goldberg, who played Evers-Williams in “Ghosts of Mississippi,” promised a visit. In a letter read aloud by Starr, Obama and wife Michelle wrote: “Over the course of 90 years, you have changed our country for the better. Often in the face of enormous obstacles. Your tireless work fighting for civil rights is an inspiration to us all.”
“We were welcomed by Claremont. Or at least by most of Claremont,” she said wryly, drawing rueful chuckles from the audience.
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