T.R.M. Howard, the chief mentor to Medgar Evers and Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights leader, wealthy black entrepreneur, gentleman planter, unexelled community builder, fraternal leader, and surgeon was born on this day in 1908. Howard's life is the focus on my book (co-authored by Linda Royster Beito), Black Maverick: T.R.M. Howard's Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power. It is also the subject of this well-done online documentary by WEALLBE TV: