Monday marks 60 years since civil rights activist Medgar Evers was gunned down in front of his Mississippi home while his three children and wife, Myrlie Evers, were feet away. His murder ignited a ...

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 ...

Video above: Civil rights activist Medgar Wiley Evers and King of the Blues, B.B. King were given a centennial celebration for all of their contributions to Mississippi.In honor of Black History Month ...

JACKSON, Miss. – At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks in a clear, strong voice as she says she terribly misses her first love, civil rights icon Medgar Evers, and as she reflects on his work — ...

In a new biography, the MSNBC host offers an intimate look at Medgar Evers and Myrlie Evers-Williams, both civil rights leaders in their own right. By Wilson Wong “John Lewis” and “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 own right. By Wilson Wong Joy-Ann Reid didn’t set out to ...

WASHINGTON _ Mississippi’s congressional delegation called for President Joe Biden Tuesday to award the late civil rights icon Medgar Evers the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest ...

Medgar Evers, state secretary for the NAACP, in Jackson in 1955. Pearl River Community College premiered a musical piece this week in honor of Evers. AP File AP Jackson City Council passed resolution ...