Civil Rights Trailblazer Medgar Evers Remembered Decades After Assassination

Medgar Evers battled for civil rights in Mississippi and was assassinated in 1963.
Evers' widow Myrlie Evers-Williams has continued his legacy and become a civil rights leader herself.
The Evers' home is now a museum dedicated to Medgar Evers' civil rights work.
Voter registration among Black Mississippians has increased greatly thanks to Evers' efforts and legislation like the Voting Rights Act.
While progress has been made, more work is still needed to achieve racial equality and justice according to Evers-Williams.