Medgar Evers accomplished a great deal as a civil rights leader before his untimely death in 1963 outside his home in Jackson, Miss., but many remember him primarily as a victim of assassination. His ...

Before accepting the Hooks National Book Award at the University of Memphis on Feb. 8, journalist and author Joy-Ann Reid ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - June 12, 1963, Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers was assassinated in the driveway of his Jackson home. That day changed many lives, including the lives of his wife, Myrlie Evers ...

Medgar Evers was strong enough to stand up to anybody, and stare death in the face everyday. Medgar Evers was strong enough to stand up to anybody, and stare death in the face everyday. Activism is ...

For America, Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the death of the civil rights leader Medgar Evers, but for his widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, the old wounds are still fresh. This week ...

July 2 was the 100th anniversary of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers’ birth. He's remembered each year during the NAACP’s national convention, which opened in Charlotte last week. As the first ...

Medgar Evers’ path to becoming one of Mississippi’s most influential civil rights leaders began long before he stepped into the national spotlight. Born in Decatur in 1925, Evers grew up in a state ...

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 spent his life fighting for the rights Mississippi denied its Black citizens. As the state’s first NAACP field secretary, he investigated lynchings, organized boycotts, challenged ...

We remember Medgar Evers, the civil rights activist assassinated in 1963, on the 100-year anniversary of his birth with Peniel Joseph, professor of public affairs and the founding director of the ...

Myrlie Evers-Williams confirmed on Friday that board members had asked her to seek the position, but she said had not decided if she would run. Mrs. Evers-Williams, 62, in a telephone interview from ...