20 de mar. de 2023 · The widow of civil rights leader Medgar Evers and founder of the Medgar Evers Institute discusses The Clarion-Ledger's role in prompting the first successful prosecution of her husband's 1963 murder.
3 de mar. de 2023 · A military honor guard folds an American flag over the casket of Medgar Evers, the slain civil rights leader. Widow Myrlie B. Evers, and two of her three children, Darrell Kenyetta, 9, and Reena Denise, 7, are shown seated at extreme right. Bettmann Bettmann.
23 de mar. de 2023 · Medgar Evers was a fully devoted freedom fighter, and many were reminded of his heroic deeds in helping to bring the murderers of Emmett Till to justice. Now it’s time for a measure of justice...
21 de mar. de 2023 · Medgar Evers was targeted by white supremacists for his work as the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi, including his investigation of the kidnapping and torture of Till after he was...
13 de mar. de 2023 · Medgar Evers, field secretary of the state NAACP, was shot and killed by a white segregationist in the driveway of his Jackson home June 12, 1963. He was 37. His wife spoke last week to an interracial crowd of about 800 in the tiny east central Mississippi town where her husband was born and raised.
17 de mar. de 2023 · As she celebrates a major milestone, Mrs. Evers-Williams shares her thoughts on the continued fight for justice and equality and what she believes is necessary to uplift our communities....
Hace 6 días · JACKSON, Miss (WJTV) – Officials with the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument announced an opportunity for the public to comment on preliminary concepts to guide the new national park ...