Medgar Evers(1925-1963)

Bob Dylan dedicated his song "Only a Pawn in Their Game" to his memory. The song appeared on his album "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (1964).

[on his decision to remain in his home state Mississippi] This is home. Mississippi is a part of the United States. And whether the whites like it or not, I don't plan to live here as a parasite. The things that I don't like I will try to change. And in the long run, I hope to make a positive contribution to the overall productivity of the South.