Myrlie Evers comforts her son, Darrell Kenyatta Evers, at the funeral of murdered civil-rights activist Medgar Evers, June 15, 1963. John Loengard—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images ...

Medgar was born July 2, 1925, in Decatur, Mississippi to James and Jesse Evers. He was one of four children, but he formed a close bond with his older brother Charles.

On June 12, 1963, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was gunned down in his family’s driveway, the same day as President John F. Kennedy’s televised Civil Rights Address. Evers was born July 2 ...

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A new Medgar Evers exhibit was unveiled at the Smith Robertson Museum Sunday, as Wednesday marks 50 years since the civil rights leader was assassinated in Jackson in front of his home.The creators of ...

On June 12, 1963, Medgar Evers became the highest profile victim of Klan-related assassination of a black civil rights leader at that time; gunned down in the couple's driveway in Jackson.

Medgar Evers’ wife revisits his legacy 50 years later During the annual Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage, Myrlie Evers-Williams spoke about how Medgar Evers was killed in front of the house ...

In the early morning hours of June 12, 1963, Medgar Evers-- a 37-year-old, black civil rights activist -- was shot and killed outside his home in Jackson, Miss., by a white supremacist named Byron ...

JACKSON, Miss. — Showing how much times have changed, the widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers donated his papers to the state of Mississippi. “This is where they belong,” Myrlie ...

Joy-Ann Reid’s 352-Page Love Letter to Medgar and Myrlie In a new biography, the MSNBC host offers an intimate look at Medgar Evers and Myrlie Evers-Williams, both civil rights leaders in their ...