Intern Spotlight: The Legacy of Medgar Evers through the NAACP Records
Posted by: Josh Levy
Recently acquired primary sources within the NAACP Records reveal the devotion and courage of Mississippi field secretary Medgar Evers and his work to eliminate racial violence, desegregate higher education and services, and secure voting rights. His tragic murder led Evers’s wife, Myrlie Evers-Williams, to build a legacy of civil rights and social justice activism of her own.
Posted in: African American History, Intern Spotlight