This month marks the 50th anniversary of his death. He is renowned in Jackson and around the country as a quiet man who worked hard for the equal treatment of men and women all all races.
After high school, Medgar Evers entered the Army. Later, he attended college at what is …
The rifle Byron De La Beckwith used to assassinate Medgar Evers is on display at …
Benjamin Jealous (left), the current NAACP national president, and Myrlie Evers-Williams (right) visited Jackson recently …
Medgar Evers, far left, was threatened and eventually killed for registering African Americans voters in …
Myrlie Evers-Williams, now a scholar-in-residence at Alcorn State University in Lorman, attended a 50th commemoration …
"The gifts of God should be enjoyed by all citizens in Mississippi." - Medgar Evers.
After Mr. Evers was critically wounded on the right side of the driveway, near the …
"Medgar Evers was born near Decater, Mississippi in 1925, and lived there until he was …
Civil rights leader Medgar Evers, assassinated in 1963, will have a shipped named in his …
Medgar Evers was assassinated in 1963. National and local government leaders are seeking to honor …
"He became the NAACP’s first full time state field secretary in 1954, monitoring, collecting and …
State lawmakers passed a bill funding a state civil rights and history museum yesterday.
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