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During the civil rights movement of the '50s and '60s in Mississippi, Medgar Evers (Howard E. Rollins Jr.) rose from being an insurance agent to become one of the most integral activists of the era. From boycotting white merchants in the mid '50s to being a key figure in desegregating the University of Mississippi in 1962, Evers met success, and with it many enemies. When racists swarm his ...
Help. FOR US THE LIVING: THE MEDGAR EVERS STORY. Directed by. Michael Schultz. United States, 1983. Biography, Drama, TV Movie. 90. Synopsis. Based on the life and times of NAACP field secretary and Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers, assassinated in 1963.
The story of black civil rights leader, Medgar Evers, who worked as field director in Jackson, Mississippi, for the NAACP, and who, after delivering a speech in which he vowed to complete the task of assuring equal right to the African-Americans of Jackson, was assassinated on June 11, 1963.
12 de jun. de 2020 · For Us, The Living, is the true story of one man's courageous fight for his people's dignity. Medgar Evers (played by Howard Rollins Jr.) was one of the fir...
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This film is the true story of Medgar Evers, a successful insurance agent who moves to Jackson, Mississippi to direct the regional headquarters of the NAACP. Fighting segregation and racist politics, Evers becomes a leader in the black community. Michael Schultz. Director.
22 de mar. de 1983 · The film concentrates on the last years of Evers, an ex-insurance agent turned activist. His home in Jackson, Mississippi is besieged by bigots and he and his family are threatened with dire consequences, but Evers continues to work towards the goal of integrating his racially-polarized state.
The story of Medgar Evers, the former insurance salesman turned NAACP secretary, who was instrumental in organizing boycotts against discriminating white merchants and the desegregation of the University of Mississippi.
