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(1981– )
Based on the life and times of NAACP field secretary and Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers, assassinated in 1963.
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Title: For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (22 Mar 1983)
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| Howard E. Rollins Jr. | ... | Medgar Evers | |
| Irene Cara | ... | Myrlie Evers | |
| Margaret Avery | ... | Dottie | |
| Roscoe Lee Browne | ... | Gloster Current | |
| Laurence Fishburne | ... | Jimbo Collins (as Larry Fishburme) | |
| Janet MacLachlan | ... | Mildred (as Janet McLaughlan) | |
| Thalmus Rasulala | |||
| Dick Anthony Williams | |||
| Paul Winfield | |||
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Kevin Crysler | ... | Priest |
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Janice E Harris | ... | Maybelle |
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This movie traces the life of Medgar Evers, the former insurance salesman turned field secretary for the NAACP, who was instrumental in organizing boycotts against discriminating southern white merchants and the desegregation of the University of Mississippi. Although Evers truly believed that the Constitution included the rights within for each American citizen, no matter what color or class, his battle for equality would shockingly conclude with his assassination at the hand of white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith on June 12, 1963.
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medgar evers | mississippi | biography episode | drama episode | black activist |Parents Guide:
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22 March 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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This movie was released in 1983. Medgar Evers' assassin, Byron de la Beckwith, was not convicted until 1994. The details of this investigation were described in the movie Ghosts of Mississippi (1996). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This movie is a must see for all who are interested in accurate info on the civil rights movement. It was featured on movies in time on the History Channel. Although I enjoyed this movie it left me with a void, which the movie Ghosts of Mississippi filled. Neither can be watched without also seeing the other. Both are a must see for all who want a fuller picture of the events surrounding this great man's life, even if some of it may include a little hype by the movie industry.