in 1963 at his home in Jackson, Mississippi, now the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, by Byron De La Beckwith, a member of the White Citizens'...
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The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, also known as Medgar Evers House, is a historic house museum at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive...
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Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, the former home of African American civil rights activist Medgar Evers (1925–1963). Poet and writer Margaret...
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Medal. In 2017 the Medgar and Myrlie Evers House was named as a National Historic Landmark, and in 2019 became a National Monument. After leaving her...
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civil rights movement along with his younger brother Medgar Evers. After serving in World War II, Evers began his career as a disc jockey at WHOC in Philadelphia...
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rights activist Medgar Evers, while Irene Cara co-stars as his wife (and future NAACP chairperson) Myrlie. The film concentrates on Medgar Evers, an ex-insurance...
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Park Freedom Riders National Monument Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Civil rights movement in popular culture National Register of Historic...
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Civil Rights National Monument Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Civil rights movement in popular culture National Register of Historic Places...
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The Long Walk Home is a 1990 American historical drama film starring Sissy Spacek and Whoopi Goldberg, and directed by Richard Pearce. Set in Alabama,...
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admission. During this time, he was advised by Medgar Evers, who was head of the state chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
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