President Barack Obama's second inauguration ceremony will be steeped in history, including an invocation by Myrlie Evers-Williams. The widow of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers sat down with MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry on Sunday to talk about her generation's influence on the commander in chief and her view of America now.
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