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ARCHIVE: Jackson, Mississippi – January 1, 1963
1. ALWAYS a photo of Medgar Evers
IN THE CHANNEL: Medgar Evers' legacy continues 60 years after murder
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Jackson, Mississippi – June 9, 2023
2. Sign at the ceremony: “Honoring Medgar Evers”
ANNOTATION: It has been 60 years since civil rights leader Medgar Evers was assassinated outside his home in Mississippi.
3. Exterior of Medgar and Myrlie Evers' house
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of Medgar Evers:
“Mississippi is the state of my birth. Like so many others, I have suffered because of the state of our birth. My husband gave his life to make things better for all of us, but I think he has evolved in that direction. How quickly? I don't know.
5. Myrlie Evers' Williams is greeted as she walks down the sidewalk
ANNOTATION: His widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, is 90 years old. She says she misses him terribly and is proud of his heritage.
6. The audience applauds during the ceremony
ANNOTATION: Several events took place in Mississippi this month to commemorate the work of the Evers family.
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ARCHIVE: Jackson, Mississippi – August 9, 1955
7. ALWAYS from Evers
ANNOTATION: Evers was head of the Mississippi NAACP from 1954 until his death in 1963. He pushed for voting rights and racial equality.
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Jackson, Mississippi – June 9, 2023
8. Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Sign
ANNOTATION: Evers-Williams served as national president of the NAACP from 1995 to 1998. She says she remains committed to trying to eliminate racism and bias.
9. Flowers are placed outside the Evers' house
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10. SOUNDBITE (English) Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of Medgar Evers:
“I don’t know if that day will ever come in the United States, but we still have to progress. I am still working for this day and I hope I can do it until my last breath.
11. The banner details Evers' work
SCENARIO:
At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks loudly and clearly when she says she misses her first love, civil rights icon Medgar Evers, terribly, as she reflects on her work for pushing the United States toward a promise of equality and justice for all. .
It's been 60 years since a white supremacist hid in the dark of night and murdered Evers outside his family's Jackson home, shooting the Mississippi NAACP leader hours after then-president , John F. Kennedy, gave a televised speech in favor of civil rights legislation.
Evers-Williams and the couple's three young children were present in the home. After hearing the sound of a gun, she rushed to her mortally wounded husband, who was lying bleeding in the parking lot.
“Medgar is so much a part of me, and he’s here,” Evers-Williams told about 200 people gathered last week on a hot, humid morning for the opening ceremony of the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, a unit from the National Park Service.
The monument is in a housing estate where people still raise their families in modest two- or three-bedroom homes. The Evers House is open for tours by appointment, but anyone can stop by a new visitors area nearby, which features an herb garden and vegetable garden.
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