For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Name: For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Director: Michael Schultz
Genre: TV Movie, Drama
Released: 1983-03-22
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Howard Rollins, Irene Cara, Margaret Avery, Roscoe Lee Browne, Laurence Fishburne

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For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

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Status

Released

Production

Charles Fries Productions

Aired

1983-03-22

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

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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Medgar Evers

Howard Rollins

Myrlie Evers

Irene Cara

Dottie

Margaret Avery

Gloster Current

Roscoe Lee Browne

Jimbo Collins

Laurence Fishburne