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Plot. Howard Rollins stars as the assassinated NAACP civil rights activist Medgar Evers, while Irene Cara co-stars as his wife (and future NAACP chairperson) Myrlie. The film concentrates on Medgar Evers, an ex-insurance agent turned activist, in the final years of his life as the first NAACP field secretary in Mississippi.
- Drama
For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story: Directed by Michael Schultz. With Howard E. Rollins Jr., Irene Cara, Margaret Avery, Roscoe Lee Browne. Based on the life and times of NAACP field secretary and Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers, assassinated in 1963.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Michael Schultz
- 1983-03-22
Set in the final years of Medgar Evers's (Howard Rollins) life, the film explores his life and companionship that allowed the activist to transform from an insurance agent to a civil rights champion. Also starring Irene Cara. Director: Michael Schultz. Year: 1983. Genre: Drama. Type: Feature.
From boycotting white merchants in the mid '50s to being a key figure in desegregating the University of Mississippi in 1962, Evers met success, and with it many enemies.
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- Michael Schultz
- TV-PG
- Howard E. Rollins Jr.
When racists swarm his house, his life and the lives of his wife (Irene Cara) and children are threatened. During the civil rights movement of the '50s and '60s in Mississippi, Medgar Evers ...
Synopsis. 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. Cast. Howard Rollins. Medgar Evers. Irene Cara. Myrlie Evers. Margaret Avery. Dottie.
1983 • 90 minutes. info This item is not available. About this movie. arrow_forward. During the civil rights movement of the '50s and '60s in Mississippi, Medgar Evers (Howard E. Rollins Jr.)...
