A Collection about Medgar Evers:
They Say I Killed Him, They Say I Died A Hero
On June 12, 1963 Medgar Evers, Civil Rights activist, was shot in the back in the drive way of his home. Like many African American men during this period in American history his murder went unsolved for thirty-one years. It was in 1994 that Byron De La Beckwith was brought to trial for a third time. The first two trials in 1964 both ending in hung juries, both represented by full white male jurors. It is through the voices of both of these men that their stories and poetic reality comes to life. One still living in his true belief that the death of Medgar Evers was something that needed to happen and the other, the man on the receiving end of his hate fought all his life against the violence that eventually killed him. Two historical men whose paths will forever be crossed, intermingled and tied up within each other. Years of hatred building up to one night, one gun, a handful of bullets and finally, the hand of justice. Their voices tell us that ignorance can sometimes speak sense and freedom is still worth fighting for.
Story of Medgar Evers
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