Originally from Virginia, Balfour became an influential member of Vicksburg’s Southern society after her marriage to prominent ... of her husband, Medgar Evers, in 1963, she emerged as a ...

Elliott has followed national debates over immigration, healthcare, abortion, tobacco, voting rights, welfare reform, same-sex marriage, Confederate monuments ... the assassination of Mississippi ...

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

World War II veteran Medgar Evers, whom President Trump called “a great American hero,” has been erased from the Arlington National Cemetery website, which featured a section honoring Black ...

After claims about civil rights leader and World War veteran Medgar Evers’ name being removed from the Arlington National Cemetery website surfaced, a spokesperson clarified that it was only ...

Civil rights leader Medgar Evers (1925–1963) posing in his army uniform in Charbourg, France. Former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Reuben Anderson, who showed the president around the museum ...

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 ...