Everlasting: Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers

An MPB Original Production honoring the life, work, and impact of one of Mississippi’s most courageous voices. This powerful two-hour documentary features interviews with Evers’ family, colleagues, and historians. Everlasting offers a moving, personal look at his legacy in the fight for civil rights.

Cast

Medgar Evers

as Self (archival footage)

Thurgood Marshall

as Self (archival footage)

Dave Dennis

as Self

Myrlie Evers-Williams

as Self

Charles Evers

as Self (archival footage)

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