Today in History: 1994

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In 1994, white separatist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted in Jackson, Miss.

of murdering civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1963, and was immediately

sentenced to life in prison.

Beckwith died Jan. 21, 2001, at age 80..............

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1. 16 years later, a bunch of like-minded fools gather at a misguided convention

named falsely after the historical event Boston Tea Party.

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2. hahaha, so true....n/t