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Byron De La Beckwith convicted on this date in 1994 in Medgar Evers assassination
The home was established as a national monument in 2020 and is now known as The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Beckwith was arrested for the murder several days later. Two all ...
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'It's about time': Civil rights icon Myrlie Evers reflects on Kamala Harris' campaign
Myrlie Evers isn't sure how she would have ... saying the Democratic nominee "embodies the values that my husband Medgar Evers dedicated his life to − justice, equality, and the belief that ...
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Martin, Malcolm and Medgar: the 3 M’s we’re not teaching
Upon Medgar’s assassination, King led the funeral procession ... level and combined their efforts of movement and struggle. I remember attending both Myrlie Evers-Williams and Betty Shabazz ...
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'Transforming struggle into strength': B.B. King and Medgar Evers given centennial celebration
She shared fond memories of King and Evers, referring to King as "Uncle ... Throughout the year, the National Park Service, the Medgar and Myrlie Institute and other exhibits will host ...
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Black History Month: The man who became a martyr during push for voting rights, desegregation
Both his wife Myrlie Evers-Williams and his brother Charles became prominent civil rights activists, with Myrlie serving as chairwoman of the NAACP from 1995 to 1998. In 1969, Medgar Evers ...
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Body found on Medgar Evers Boulevard in Jackson
Jackson police are investigating after a body was found Monday afternoon. The incident occurred on Medgar Evers Boulevard on ...
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Our New Parks
A sweeping public lands law paves the way for the addition of Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument and Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument to the National Park System. On January 19 ...
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The Mill Street Bridge is open after more than a year of construction. See details
Lumumba also announced MDOT has given the city a $450,000 check to repair sidewalks in-front of the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in northwest Jackson. The monument is the home of ...
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Mississippi Blues Marathon celebrates B.B. King, Medgar Evers
AT THE STARTING LINE. MEGAN, THIS IS THE 18TH YEAR FOR THE BLUES MARATHON AND THIS YEAR LEGENDARY BLUES SINGER B.B KING AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST MEDGAR EVERS WILL BE HONORED DURING THE MARATHON ...