Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Preserving and interpreting the Home and story of Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers and his family.
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The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, also known as Medgar Evers House, is a historic house museum at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. Built in 1956, it was the home of African-American civil rights activist Medgar Evers.

On September 14, 1921, Constance Baker Motley was born. Motley was a trailblazing attorney whose work helped transform t...
09/14/2026

On September 14, 1921, Constance Baker Motley was born. Motley was a trailblazing attorney whose work helped transform the struggle for civil rights in the courtroom and whose story is deeply connected to Mississippi’s fight for equality. As an attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Motley became one of the most important legal strategists of the Civil Rights Movement. In the early 1960s, her work brought her into close contact with Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers and Air Force veteran James Meredith. When Meredith challenged the University of Mississippi’s refusal to admit him because of his race, Medgar Evers helped connect him with the NAACP and its legal team.

Motley became the lead attorney in Meredith v. Fair, fighting through a series of court battles to secure Meredith’s constitutional right to attend the university. Her legal efforts ultimately helped clear the way for Meredith to become the first Black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi in 1962. Today, on her birthday, we remember Constance Baker Motley not only as a pioneering attorney, judge, and barrier-breaker, but as a vital part of the larger story of Mississippi and the struggle for civil rights.

Photo credit: "Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, NYWT&S Collection, LC-USZ62-138783, World-Telegram photo by Ed Palumbo"

Happy Birthday to Reena Evers-Everette! Reena is the second-born and only daughter of Medgar and Myrlie Evers. Reena is...
09/13/2026

Happy Birthday to Reena Evers-Everette! Reena is the second-born and only daughter of Medgar and Myrlie Evers. Reena is the executive director of the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute and continues her parents' work. Her mother, Ms. Myrlie, has described Reena as being her strength, and anyone who has met Reena would be able to see this strength. Join us in wishing Ms. Reena a very happy birthday!

Photo Credit for final two photographs: Source: Myrlie Evers-Williams (POM '68) Collection, The Claremont Colleges Library

We invite you to sign up for our Hand-Spinning 101: Introduction to the Drop Spindle on September 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 ...
09/12/2026

We invite you to sign up for our Hand-Spinning 101: Introduction to the Drop Spindle on September 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

In this two-hour class, Craig Hallstrom will teach you how to use a drop spindle to spin wool fiber into a short segment of finished yarn. Using the yarn you create, you will be able to make a plying bracelet to take home. While you are hand-spinning, you will get to hear about the rich history of spinning and fiber options.

All materials will be provided and are yours to take home. There are only 10 seats available, so reserve your spot now by emailing [email protected]

Happy Birthday to Charles Evers. Charles Evers once stated, “Don’t remember me as a politician or a civil rights leader,...
09/11/2026

Happy Birthday to Charles Evers. Charles Evers once stated, “Don’t remember me as a politician or a civil rights leader, but as a man.” So today we remember Charles as a man who bravely fought for his country. A man who became the first African American mayor in Mississippi since the Reconstruction era. A man who never took the easier path, but the one he believed was right and for the advancement of all. We hope that you join us in remembering Charles not just as Medgar Evers' brother, but as a man who had many accomplishments before his passing on July 22, 2020.

“In 1957 the United States Congress passed a Civil Rights statute, the first since Reconstruction. ... We can either mov...
09/07/2026

“In 1957 the United States Congress passed a Civil Rights statute, the first since Reconstruction. ... We can either move forward into the great “Promised Land” of freedom or because of our fear and lack of faith, continue to wander in the wilderness of racial discrimination, educational inequalities, political apathy, and economic servitude” – Medgar Evers

Today, in 1957, the federal government made its first tepid steps back into the South when President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act into law. This law, guided through the senate by future president Lyndon Johnson, started off with the promise of bringing federal power down south to enforce the civil rights of all Americans, but was gutted, stripped, and turned into a shell of itself. Regardless of the fact that it lacked provisions that would make its lofty ideals enforceable, it nonetheless marked the changing opinions of the nation and the new generation of representatives struggling to respond to the growing crisis before them – people demanding the first-class citizenship they deserve.
Photo credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration NAID: 7865611

Today is the anniversary of two major historical events. It is the day that Emmett Till's body was discovered in the Tal...
08/28/2026

Today is the anniversary of two major historical events. It is the day that Emmett Till's body was discovered in the Tallahatchie River, and the day that the March on Washington occurred. While most people know about these events, they do not know that Myrlie Evers was a part of both events in a professional capacity.

While Medgar Evers was going out and getting testimony from the Till trial, Myrlie was in the office. In her book For Us, the Living, she accounts that during this time working as a secretary, she was taking calls not only from the press but calls from friends who were wanting to know what happened. As well, with helping to build the Till file, not only for the Mississippi file, but also the national NAACP file by finding and cutting out newspaper reports. With the March on Washington, Myrlie was originally set to speak.

She was going to lead the “Tribute to Negro Women Fighters for Freedom”, but due to a prior speaking commitment in Boston and traffic delays when going to the airport, she could not attend the March on Washington. Jump to 50 years later, and Myrlie would be on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, finally able to give a speech.

As we continue to observe National Park Week and celebrate the National Park Service's birthday we are excited to unveil...
08/25/2026

As we continue to observe National Park Week and celebrate the National Park Service's birthday we are excited to unveil Mississippi Civil Rights 101: A MEMY Travel Guide! Shay Dawson created this interactive map to shed more light on the numerous stories we tell at the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument!

Check it out here: https://ow.ly/VTBn50ZCUz2

Check back on our page for more information about ongoing festivities, including a special talk on Saturday, A Circle of Friends: Mentorship & Mr. Medgar's Nationwide Impact.

We are excited to kick off National Park Week 2026! As part of a nationwide effort to celebrate the National Park System...
08/22/2026

We are excited to kick off National Park Week 2026! As part of a nationwide effort to celebrate the National Park System, the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument will host a special Ranger Talk on August 29th at 2:00, covering the people that the Evers family cooperated with in their work.

In addition, we are excited to roll out a special map highlighting meaningful background information to the Evers family’s stories.

Check back on our social media pages for more!

Today, we look to what happens after the dust settles, after the mobs recede, and the news cameras leave. Although James...
08/18/2026

Today, we look to what happens after the dust settles, after the mobs recede, and the news cameras leave. Although James Merediths time at the University of Mississippi started with violence, hatred, and determined courage, on this day in 1963 it ended with joy.

James Meredith’s graduation marked not only a victory for the Freedom Movement, but also the shattering of an institutional barrier that prevented hundreds of thousands of black Mississippians from accessing education, economic mobility, and the basic American right to be able to pursue one's dreams and happiness to the fullest.

In his hands, Mr. Meredith held not just a diploma, but the death certificate for the state's efforts to deny Black folks the ability to achieve education, for the segregation scholarships, and segregation at Mississippi’s premier public university.

Shoes on the Dojo porch tell the story. Such a great turnout for our friends at the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home and feeli...
08/04/2026

Shoes on the Dojo porch tell the story. Such a great turnout for our friends at the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home and feeling such gratitude to collaborate on the Birding for Mindfulness and Mental Health event. So peaceful to wander the property with this group after a meditation with bird calls in the Dojo. You could not have fit one more person in there!

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2332 Margaret W Alexander Drive
Jackson, MS
39213

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Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
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