Daughter of Assassinated Civil Rights Leader Sees Painful Echoes of Political Violence in America
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, JUL 01 – Civil rights leader Medgar Evers' 100th birthday was honored amid concerns that political violence in the U.S. is at its highest level since the 1960s, experts say.
- More than 60 years after her father Medgar Evers, a civil rights leader, was assassinated by a white supremacist, Reena Evers-Everette still sees political violence echoing in America today.
- Stacey Abrams denounced efforts to strip activists' names from Navy vessels and drew parallels between political violence and the Trump administration's use of military against protesters.
- Evers-Everette wants people to remember the hatred behind her father's assassination and avoid repeating "the crazy, nasty, racist mess.
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Event honors assassinated rights leaders
JACKSON, Miss. — More than 60 years after a white supremacist assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers, his daughter still sees the same strain of political violence at work in American society.
Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers' Quest For Racial Equality Still Resonates
Source: Michael Ochs Archives / Getty UPDATED: 10:00 a.m. ET, July 2, 2025 Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers would be turning 100 years old today, and every American must know his courageous story. A four-day conference in Jackson, Mississippi, this week honored the life and legacy of Medgar Evers, spotlighting his important role as a civil rights activist and leader in the community. During the event, Evers’ daughter, Reena Evers-Everette, remi…
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