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From legendary man-made boots to layers that are just the right weight, to flannel shirts that out cozy all others. to store or shop now. L.L. Bean, be an outsider. Shortly after midnight on June 12th 1963, Civil Rights Activist Meggar Evers was assassinated in the carport of the home that he shared with his wife, Murley, and their three young children in Jackson, Mississippi.

His death, the first murder of a nationally significant

leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, heightened public awareness of civil rights issues,

and became a catalyst for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

I'm Jason Epperson and today on America's National Parks,

our newest National Park Service Unit,

the Meggar and Merle Ever's Home National Park Service unit, the Meggert and Merley Evers Home National Monument

in Jackson, Mississippi. There are too many tragic heroes and martyrs of the Civil Rights Movement to count,

but Meggar Evers is surely near the top of the list.

Medgar and Merley Evers were partners in the Civil Rights Struggle.

Named the first Field Secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

in Mississippi in 1955

Medgar Evers was the public face of the organization.

He helped African Americans register to vote, promoted school desegregation, and investigated racially motivated murders.

Murley Evers worked behind the scenes, running the N double ACP field office and providing personal

and logistical support for her husband and other civil rights workers.

Their efforts came at a time with white supremacist, state and local governments, as well

as individuals, used everything from economic intimidation to

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