Medgar Evers

Born: 1925-07-02

Medgar Wiley Evers was an American civil rights activist and the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi, who was murdered by Byron De La Beckwith.


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I Am Not Your Negro

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2017-02-03

Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a...

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South to Black Power

as Self
Released: 2023-11-28

In his provocative 2021 book, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, New York Times...

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Bill Russell: Legend

as Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
First aired: 2023-02-08

Winningest NBA champion and civil rights icon Bill Russell builds a larger-than-life legacy on...

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