{"id":27781,"date":"2013-05-13T08:51:05","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T13:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=27781"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:28:22","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:28:22","slug":"nems-daily-journal-myrlie-evers-williams-encourages-2013-university-of-mississippi-graduates-read-more-northeast-mississippi-daily-journal-myrlie-evers-williams-encourages-2013-university-of-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/nems-daily-journal-myrlie-evers-williams-encourages-2013-university-of-mississippi-graduates-read-more-northeast-mississippi-daily-journal-myrlie-evers-williams-encourages-2013-university-of-miss\/","title":{"rendered":"NEMS Daily Journal: Myrlie Evers-Williams encourages 2013 University of Mississippi graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD \u2013 Declaring her belief in their individual and combined power, renowned civil rights activist and author Myrlie Evers-Williams challenged University of Mississippi graduating seniors to become active in making the state, nation and world a better place for all people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe in you, and I hope you believe in yourselves, too,\u201d Evers-Williams said Saturday as she delivered the main address at the university\u2019s 160th Commencement. \u201cSoar! 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