The National Park Service to Commemorate the 60th Anniversary of Medgar Evers’ Assassination
The National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with the National Park Foundation, National Parks Conservation Association, and the Trust for Public Land, will honor the legacy of Medgar Evers, and the lifelong contributions of this family through a series of public events from June 9, 2023 through June 12, 2023.
Medgar Evers was the first NAACP field secretary and a prominent civil rights activist and organizer in Mississippi. 60 years ago, on June 12, 1963 tragedy struck the Evers’ family and the neighborhood of Jackson’s North Street when white supremacist Bryon De La Beckwith shot and killed Medgar Evers in the driveway of his house.
📷: The home, which is now a National Historic Landmark, has been turned into a museum and restored to look as it did when the Evers family lived there.
Schedule of Events
Join the National Park Service Rangers at the Medgar and Myrlie Evers’ Home and their garden plot for a variety of remembrance events including ranger talks, children’s activities, educational displays, and film showings. Additional programming is being offered by the Medgar and Myrlie Ever’s Institute and the City of Jackson.
June 8:
Musical Performance by New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park at Myrlie's Garden
June 9:
10am-6pm: Ranger-led shuttle tours
10am-6pm: Ranger-led access of Medgar and Myrlie's House
10am-6pm: Information tent and activities at Myrlie's Garden
10am-1pm and 3pm-5pm: Jr Ranger Activities at Medgar Evers Library
June 10:
9am: Community Cleanup of Medgar Evers Statue at Medgar Evers Library
9am-6pm: Ranger-led shuttle tours
11am -2pm National Park Workshops at Two Mississippi Museums
10am-6pm: Ranger-led access of Medgar and Myrlie's House
10am-6pm: Information tent and activities at Myrlie's Garden
10am-1pm and 3pm-5pm: Jr Ranger Activities at Medgar Evers Library
June 11:
10am-6pm: Ranger-led shuttle tours
10am-6pm: Ranger-led access of Medgar and Myrlie's House
10am-6pm: Information tent and activities at Myrlie's Garden
June 12:
12pm-6pm: Silent walk-through of home
10am-6pm: Information tent and activities at Myrlie's Garden
10am-1pm and 3pm-5pm: Jr Ranger Activities at Medgar Evers Library
📷: Medgar Evers statue on the campus of Alcorn State University. Photo courtesy of Demetrius Johnson, Jr.
For more information and stay updated on events, visit go.nps.gov/Evers60.