Everlasting: Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers
“Everlasting honors Medgar Evers’ legacy, offering a moving portrait of his civil rights fight.”
2025•1h 57m•Released
DocumentaryHistory
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.
Director
Taiwo Gaynor
Writer
John Gibson
Languages
English
Studio
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Cast
Medgar Evers
Self (archival footage)
Thurgood Marshall
Self (archival footage)
Dave Dennis
Self
Myrlie Evers-Williams
Self
Charles Evers
Self (archival footage)
Production
Company
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Producer
Taiwo Gaynor
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