Many people likely see the work of Civil Rights Leader Medgar Evers as having a profound impact on the progression of civil rights for Black Americans over the past 70 years. And as of July 2, the day ...

June 12 marks 62 years since civil rights leader Medgar Evers was assassinated in the driveway of his Jackson home, and his family, along with voting rights advocates, are planning to celebrate his ...

The weekend celebration of what would have been civil rights icon Medgar Evers’ 100th birthday continues in Jackson.Evers, who was assassinated in his driveway in 1963, is remembered for his tireless ...

People in Mississippi remember and reflect on the contributions of the slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers on what would have been his 100th birthday. Today would have been Medgar Evers' 100th ...

Medgar Evers was one of the most influential figures in the Civil Rights Movement. Evers' assassination in the carport of his Jackson home, now a national monument, in 1963 is considered the first ...

JACKSON, Miss. — More than 60 years after a white supremacist assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers, his daughter still sees the same strain of political violence at work in American society. ...