Black History Month 2013: The best civil rights monuments to visit in America

Black History Month 2013: The best civil rights monuments to visit in America

Medgar Evers Statue: Located at 4215 Medgar Evers Boulevard in Jackson, Miss. Just north of the Medgar Evers Branch of the Jackson Public Library. Evers, the field secretary for the Jackson branch of the NAACP, was assassinated in the driveway of his home in Jackson on June 12, 1963, at age 37, as his family witnessed in horror from inside the house.

Subscribe
Notify of
0 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Join our Newsletter

Sign up for Rolling Out news straight to your inbox.

Read more about:
Also read