In honor of Black History Month, 16 WAPT News is recognizing important figures in Mississippi's history, including Medgar Evers. Video above: Civil rights activist ... register to vote at the ...

Medgar Evers, whom President Trump called “a great American hero,” has been erased from the website which featured a section ...

During the annual Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage, Myrlie Evers-Williams spoke about how Medgar Evers was killed in front of the house where he died. Watch an excerpt of her speech in the ...

Civil rights leader Medgar ... Anderson of Evers, who fought in Normandy and later challenged the segregation of the University of Mississippi. Evers, who also championed voting rights for Black ...

World War II veteran Medgar ... rights and freedom that he had defended in the war. Mr. Evers became a civil rights leader in his community. “He helped fellow African Americans register to vote ...