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Byron De La Beckwith was a white supremacist and a member of the Ku Klux Klan. In 1964, he was tried twice on a murder charge in Mississippi. The all-white male juries each ended in hung juries, and De La Beckwith went free. In 1994, based on new evidence, he was tried again.
3 de abr. de 2014 · Byron De La Beckwith killed civil rights activist Medgar Evers in 1963, but escaped justice for more than 30 years. Learn more about Beckwith's life and crimes at Biography.com.
23 de ene. de 2001 · Byron De La Beckwith, whose 1994 conviction in the murder of a civil rights leader three decades earlier symbolized a transformation in Mississippi, died on Sunday night in Jackson, Miss. He was...
Descubre en esta breve biografía quién fue Byron De La Beckwith, su impacto en la lucha por la igualdad racial y el legado que dejó tras el asesinato de Medgar Evers. Sumérgete en los detalles de un crimen que sacudió a toda una nación y sigue resonando en la memoria colectiva.
On February 5, 1994, white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith is convicted in the murder of African American civil rights leader Medgar Evers, over 30 years after the crime occurred.
12 de jun. de 2020 · It took three trials—and three decades—to convict white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith for the murder.
8 de mar. de 2018 · Their biggest target was the NAACP, and Beckwith was a charter member. Two years later, the newly-formed Sovereignty Commission “diverted funds to the Citizens Council, interfered with [black] voter registration drives, and advised police officers on how to break the law without getting caught.”
