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Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil rights leader Medgar Evers

Nicole "Niki" Evers-Everette, the granddaughter of Medgar Evers, has been missing from her apartment in Duluth, Georgia, since Sept. 22.

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Longtime Mississippi civil rights activist Hollis Watkins has died

On June 12, 1963, Evers was assassinated at his home in Jackson, Miss., by a Ku Klux Klan member. While other leaders pushed for equality across the U.S., Evers focused on his native Mississippi.

It's been 60 years since civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered outside his Mississippi home

Nearly every member of my family has ties to Mississippi. During school breaks, we would load up the Aerostar and head out from Detroit, down I-75 south to our grandparents' home in Cruger, a small town nestled somewhere between where Emmett Till's body was found and where Medgar Evers was…

Russell was indomitable on and off the court and one of the most fascinating public figures to straddle sports and civil rights

Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell was a civil rights trailblazer, before, during and after his basketball career. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 for his activism efforts.