joining us now for the interview is myrlie evers, chairman of the medgar and myrlie evers institute.e're also joined by gerry mitchell, an esteemed investigative reporter from the jackson mississippi clarion ledger. thank you for being here tonight. it's an honor to have you both here. >> thank you. >> ms. evers, i'll start with you, ma'am, if you don't mind. what do you make of this change going on in your state now where there's suddenly all this new information for changing the flag and getting rid of that confederate emblem? >> well, quite honestly, i was surprised that the leaders of mississippi made the statements that they did. the willingness to remove that flag. i think it goes on to say in a sense that change can happen at any time, at any place. i was surprised. i'm still surprised. but it really depends on what happens after that. and what is happening today. and i'm deeply afraid that we are still as a country mired in prejudice and racism and i think the incidents that have happened over the last few days point exactly to that. it's unnerving to have to think back and r

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