Medgar Evers

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Medgar Evers

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Evers was memorialized by leading Mississippi and national authors [[James Baldwin]], [[Margaret Walker]], [[Eudora Welty]], and [[Anne Moody]].{{cite journal |url=https://southernspaces.org/2008/mourning-medgar-justice-aesthetics-and-local |doi=10.18737/M79W22 |title=Mourning Medgar: Justice, Aesthetics, and the Local |year=2008 |last1=Gwin |first1=Minrose |journal=Southern Spaces |doi-access=free |access-date=June 20, 2021 |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728043858/http://southernspaces.org/2008/mourning-medgar-justice-aesthetics-and-local |url-status=live }} In 1963, Evers was posthumously awarded the [[Spingarn Medal]] by the NAACP.{{cite web|url=http://www.naacp.org/pages/spingarn-medal-winners |title=NAACP Spingarn Medal |publisher=Naacp.org |access-date=June 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802063355/http://www.naacp.org/pages/spingarn-medal-winners |archive-date=August 2, 2014 }} Six years later, [[Medgar Evers College]] was established in [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]], as part of the [[City University of New York]].
Evers was memorialized by leading Mississippi and national authors [[James Baldwin]], [[Margaret Walker]], [[Eudora Welty]], and [[Anne Moody]].{{cite journal |url=https://southernspaces.org/2008/mourning-medgar-justice-aesthetics-and-local |doi=10.18737/M79W22 |title=Mourning Medgar: Justice, Aesthetics, and the Local |year=2008 |last1=Gwin |first1=Minrose |journal=Southern Spaces |doi-access=free |access-date=June 20, 2021 |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728043858/http://southernspaces.org/2008/mourning-medgar-justice-aesthetics-and-local |url-status=live }} In 1963, Evers was posthumously awarded the [[Spingarn Medal]] by the NAACP.{{cite web|url=http://www.naacp.org/pages/spingarn-medal-winners |title=NAACP Spingarn Medal |publisher=Naacp.org |access-date=June 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802063355/http://www.naacp.org/pages/spingarn-medal-winners |archive-date=August 2, 2014 }} Six years later, [[Medgar Evers College]] was established in [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]], as part of the [[City University of New York]].


Evers' widow, Myrlie, co-wrote the 1967 book ''For Us, the Living'' with William Peters. In 1983, [[For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story|a television movie was made]] based on the book. Celebrating Evers's life and career, it starred [[Howard Rollins|Howard Rollins Jr.]] and [[Irene Cara]] as Medgar and Myrlie Evers, airing on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]. The film won the [[Writers Guild of America]] award for Best Adapted Drama.{{cite web |url= http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v62616 |title= For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story |publisher= www.allrovi.com |access-date= September 12, 2011 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120717222233/http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v62616 |archive-date= July 17, 2012 }}
Evers' widow, Myrlie, co-wrote the 1967 book ''For Us, the Living'' with William Peters. In 1983, [[For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story|a television movie was made]] based on the book. Celebrating Evers's life and career, it starred [[Howard Rollins|Howard Rollins Jr.]] and [[Irene Cara]] as Medgar and Myrlie Evers, airing on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]. The film won the [[Writers Guild of America]] award for Best Adapted Drama.{{cite web |url= http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v62616 |title= For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story |publisher= www.allrovi.com |access-date= September 12, 2011 |url-status= dead }}</ref>{{New archival link needed|date=April 2026}}


In 1969, a community pool in the [[Central District, Seattle|Central District]] neighborhood of [[Seattle]], Washington, was named after Evers, honoring his life.{{cite web|url=http://www.seattle.gov/parks/history/EversPool.pdf|title=Seattle Parks and Recreation History of Medgar Evers pool|website=Seattle Parks and Recreation History|access-date=July 13, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316232404/http://www.seattle.gov/parks/history/EversPool.pdf|archive-date=March 16, 2016}}
In 1969, a community pool in the [[Central District, Seattle|Central District]] neighborhood of [[Seattle]], Washington, was named after Evers, honoring his life.{{cite web|url=http://www.seattle.gov/parks/history/EversPool.pdf|title=Seattle Parks and Recreation History of Medgar Evers pool|website=Seattle Parks and Recreation History|access-date=July 13, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316232404/http://www.seattle.gov/parks/history/EversPool.pdf|archive-date=March 16, 2016}}
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In June 2013, a statue of Evers was erected at his alma mater, Alcorn State University, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Evers' death.{{cite web |url =https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-race-evers-idUSBRE95B19020130612 |title =Mississippi marks 50th anniversary of Medgar Evers' death |author =Therese Apel |publisher =reuters.com |date =June 12, 2013 |access-date =July 1, 2017 |archive-date =September 24, 2015 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150924182053/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/12/us-usa-race-evers-idUSBRE95B19020130612 |url-status =live }} Alumni and guests from around the world gathered to recognize his contributions to American society.
In June 2013, a statue of Evers was erected at his alma mater, Alcorn State University, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Evers' death.{{cite web |url =https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-race-evers-idUSBRE95B19020130612 |title =Mississippi marks 50th anniversary of Medgar Evers' death |author =Therese Apel |publisher =reuters.com |date =June 12, 2013 |access-date =July 1, 2017 |archive-date =September 24, 2015 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150924182053/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/12/us-usa-race-evers-idUSBRE95B19020130612 |url-status =live }} Alumni and guests from around the world gathered to recognize his contributions to American society.


Evers was also honored in a tribute at Arlington National Cemetery on the 50th anniversary of his death.{{cite web |url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/memorial-service-for-medgar-evers-held-at-arlington-national-cemetery/2013/06/05/2044c2ea-cd55-11e2-9f1a-1a7cdee20287_story.html |title =Memorial service for Medgar Evers held at Arlington National Cemetery |author =Krissah Thompson |work =washingtonpost.com |date =June 5, 2013 |url-status =live |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130711004108/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-06-05/local/39761664_1_medgar-evers-myrlie-evers-williams-civil-rights-movement |archive-date =July 11, 2013 }} Former President [[Bill Clinton]], Attorney General [[Eric Holder]], Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, Senator [[Roger Wicker]], and NAACP President [[Benjamin Jealous]] all spoke commemorating Evers.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/us/paying-tribute-to-a-seeker-of-justice-50-years-after-his-assassination.html |title=Paying Tribute to a Seeker of Justice, 50 Years After His Assassination |author=Ashley Southall |newspaper=nytimes.com |date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=February 27, 2017 |archive-date=December 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224191253/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/us/paying-tribute-to-a-seeker-of-justice-50-years-after-his-assassination.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web | url =http://bigstory.ap.org/article/medgar-evers-remembered-pioneer-civil-rights | title =HOLDER PRAISES SLAIN BLACK ACTIVIST MEDGAR EVERS | author =Valerie Bonk | agency =[[Associated Press]] | publisher =bigstory.ap.org | date =June 5, 2013 | access-date =June 24, 2013 | archive-date =June 11, 2013 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130611085622/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/medgar-evers-remembered-pioneer-civil-rights | url-status =live }} Evers's widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, spoke of his contributions to the advancement of civil rights:{{cite news | url=http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/D0/20130605/NEWS03/130605029/Medgar-Evers-honored-Arlington-National-Cemetery | title=Medgar Evers honored at Arlington National Cemetery | agency=Associated Press | newspaper=The Clarion-Ledger | date=June 5, 2013 | access-date=June 24, 2013 | archive-date=June 24, 2013 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624232958/http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/D0/20130605/NEWS03/130605029/Medgar-Evers-honored-Arlington-National-Cemetery | url-status=live }}
Evers was also honored in a tribute at Arlington National Cemetery on the 50th anniversary of his death.{{cite web |url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/memorial-service-for-medgar-evers-held-at-arlington-national-cemetery/2013/06/05/2044c2ea-cd55-11e2-9f1a-1a7cdee20287_story.html |title =Memorial service for Medgar Evers held at Arlington National Cemetery |author =Krissah Thompson |work =washingtonpost.com |date =June 5, 2013 |url-status =live |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130711004108/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-06-05/local/39761664_1_medgar-evers-myrlie-evers-williams-civil-rights-movement |archive-date =July 11, 2013 }} Former President [[Bill Clinton]], Attorney General [[Eric Holder]], Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, Senator [[Roger Wicker]], and NAACP President [[Benjamin Jealous]] all spoke commemorating Evers.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/us/paying-tribute-to-a-seeker-of-justice-50-years-after-his-assassination.html |title=Paying Tribute to a Seeker of Justice, 50 Years After His Assassination |author=Ashley Southall |newspaper=nytimes.com |date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=February 27, 2017 |archive-date=December 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224191253/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/us/paying-tribute-to-a-seeker-of-justice-50-years-after-his-assassination.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web | url =http://bigstory.ap.org/article/medgar-evers-remembered-pioneer-civil-rights | title =HOLDER PRAISES SLAIN BLACK ACTIVIST MEDGAR EVERS | author =Valerie Bonk | agency =[[Associated Press]] | publisher =bigstory.ap.org | date =June 5, 2013 | access-date =June 24, 2013 | archive-date =June 11, 2013 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130611085622/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/medgar-evers-remembered-pioneer-civil-rights | url-status =live }} Evers's widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, spoke of his contributions to the advancement of civil rights:{{cite news | url=http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/D0/20130605/NEWS03/130605029/Medgar-Evers-honored-Arlington-National-Cemetery | title=Medgar Evers honored at Arlington National Cemetery | agency=Associated Press | newspaper=The Clarion-Ledger | date=June 5, 2013 | access-date=June 24, 2013 | url-status=live }}{{New archival link needed|date=April 2026}}


Medgar was a man who never wanted adoration, who never wanted to be in the limelight. He was a man who saw a job that needed to be done and he answered the call and the fight for freedom, dignity and justice not just for his people but all people.
Medgar was a man who never wanted adoration, who never wanted to be in the limelight. He was a man who saw a job that needed to be done and he answered the call and the fight for freedom, dignity and justice not just for his people but all people.
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