What Is Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument!?
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument preserves the Evers home and the story of their contributions!
What Makes It Historical?
Mr. Medgar Evers was the first state field secretary for the NAACP in the state of Mississippi! His role, starting in 1954, was to encourage voter registration and economic boycotts of businesses that discriminated against African-Americans. He was also in charge of investigating what we now call hate crimes! Sadly, his work earned him enemies, and he was shot in the carport of this house in 1963.
Mr. Evers was well known for his work on both the <>Brown v. Board of Education lawsuit and the investigation into the murder of Emmett Till. After his death, his wife, Myrlie, who had been working with him for years, continued serving as a civil rights activist and even steered the NAACP through financial troubles as chair from 1995 until 1998! It was due to her tireless pursuit of justice that her husband’s shooter, Byron de la Beckwith, finally went to jail in 1994, over thirty years later.
How Can I #HelpTheHelpers?
- Pay the entrance fee to help maintain trails, signs, structures, and other visitor services!
- Donate to Tougaloo College!
- Be a responsible visitor! Remember the old adages: Pack out what you pack in! Take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints!
How Do I Get There?
2332 Margaret W Alexander Drive
Jackson, MS 39213
(Take Me There!)
When Should I Visit the Park?
The museum has historically been open by appointment only, but that may change as its national monument status takes shape. For now, try calling 601-977-7839 or 601-977-7710 or send them an email.
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