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1. • • 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.
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   Is Medgar Evers based on a true story?

   • For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story: Directed by Michael Schultz. With Howard E. Rollins Jr., Irene Cara, Margaret Avery, Roscoe Lee Browne. Based on the life and times of NAACP field secretary and Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers, who was assassinated in 1963.

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   Who is Medgar Evers' wife?

   • Medgar Evers is an NAACP civil rights activist portrayed by Howard Rollins in the film 'For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story'. His wife, Myrlie, is played by Irene Cara. Myrlie is a future NAACP chairperson. The film focuses on Medgar Evers' life as the first NAACP field secretary in Mississippi in his final years.

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   Who plays Medgar Evers?

   • Howard Rollins stars as Medgar Evers, the assassinated NAACP civil rights activist, in 'For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story'. Irene Cara co-stars as his wife (and future NAACP chairperson) Myrlie.

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   Where was Medgar Evers filmed?

   • The scene where Medgar Evers solicits community leaders and community members to sign the first petition in 'For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story' was filmed at Denson Temple Peoples Free Methodist Church, located on 470 Whitehall Street in Atlanta, Georgia.

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   How did Medgar Evers die?

   • Medgar Evers was a strong believer in The Constitution and its promise of equal rights for all Americans, regardless of color, age, or education. Tragically, on June 12, 1963, Medgar Evers was shot to death in front of his home by white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith. Medgar Evers truly believed The Constitution to include the rights within were for each American citizen.

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   What is the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument?

   • The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is the house depicted in 'For Us The Living', where Medgar Evers and his family lived. The rifle used to kill Medgar Evers contained latent fingerprints on the telescopic site (June 13, 1963).

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   Plot. Howard Rollins stars as the assassinated NAACP civil rights activist Medgar Evers, while Irene Cara co-stars as his wife (and future NAACP chairperson) Myrlie. The film concentrates on Medgar Evers, an ex-insurance agent turned activist, in the final years of his life as the first NAACP field secretary in Mississippi.

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   For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story: Directed by Michael Schultz. With Howard E. Rollins Jr., Irene Cara, Margaret Avery, Roscoe Lee Browne. Based on the life and times of NAACP field secretary and Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers, assassinated in 1963.

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   • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

   • Director: Michael Schultz
   • Release Date: 1983-03-22

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   Synopsis 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...

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   • Director: Michael Schultz

   • Content Rating: TV-PG
   • Actors: Howard E. Rollins Jr.

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   For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story is a 1983 American made-for-television biographical film based on the 1967 book, For Us, the Living, by Myrlie Evers-Williams and William Peters. It was broadcast on the PBS television program American Playhouse on March 22, 1983.

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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.

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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...

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    Synopsis. 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. Cast.