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For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

19831h 27mMichael Schultz

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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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What is For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (1983) about?

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.

Who stars in For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers?

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers stars Howard Rollins (Medgar Evers), Irene Cara (Myrlie Evers), Margaret Avery (Dottie), Roscoe Lee Browne (Gloster Current), Laurence Fishburne (Jimbo Collins). The film was directed by Michael Schultz.

How long is For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers?

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1983.

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