For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Name: For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Genre: TV Movie, Drama
Released: 1983-03-22
Duration: 87 min
Cast: Howard Rollins, Irene Cara, Margaret Avery, Roscoe Lee Browne, Laurence Fishburne

19831h 27m

TV Movie Drama

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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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StatusReleased

Release Date1983-03-22

DirectorMichael Schultz

ScreenplayMyrlie Evers-Williams, Ossie Davis, William Peters