Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
Mississippi
Free entry
Medgar and Myrlie Evers were partners in the civil rights struggle. The assassination of Medgar Evers in the carport of their home on June 12, 1963, was the first murder of a nationally significant leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, and it became a catalyst for passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Myrlie Evers continues to promote issues of racial equality and social justice.
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No entrance fee.
Hours
Our service hours are Tuesday-Saturday 9am-4pm, CLOSED from 12-1pm for lunch. Grounds of the home are open sunrise to sunset every day. Please respect neighbors' privacy and private property.
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