Medgar Evers Home Museum

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The Medgar Evers Home Museum is the preserved former residence of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, now serving as a historic site commemorating his life and assassination during the Civil Rights Movement.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf civil rights museum
historic house museum
historic site
architecturalStyle Ranch-style house
associatedWithOrganization NAACP
category African-American museums in Mississippi
Historic house museums in Mississippi
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
Museums in Jackson, Mississippi
National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi
conservationStatus preserved historic property
country United States
dedicatedTo commemoration of Medgar Evers
education about the Civil Rights Movement
formerUse private residence of Medgar Evers and family
hasPart Medgar Evers family residence
carport driveway where Medgar Evers was shot
interior rooms preserved to 1960s appearance
hasTheme African-American history
American Civil Rights Movement
racial justice
hasVisitorCenter interpretive exhibits about Medgar Evers
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places listing
inception 1963 (as historic site following assassination)
locatedIn Jackson, Mississippi
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Hinds County, Mississippi
Mississippi
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOnStreet Guynes Street (Medgar Evers Boulevard area), Jackson
namedAfter Medgar Evers
operator Tougaloo College
ownedBy Tougaloo College
preserves original furnishings of the Evers family
site of Medgar Evers’ assassination
purpose to educate visitors about segregation and civil rights in Mississippi
to honor the legacy of Medgar Evers
significantDate June 12, 1963 (assassination of Medgar Evers at the home)
significantEvent assassination of Medgar Evers
significantPerson Medgar Evers
Myrlie Evers-Williams
topic Mississippi civil rights history
NAACP activism in Mississippi
touristAttraction Jackson, Mississippi civil rights tourism
usedFor educational programs
historical interpretation
public tours

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Medgar Evers Home Museum ("Medgar Evers family residence")
U.S. Civil Rights Trail ("Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument")
hasPart
Medgar Evers ("Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument")
commemoratedBy
Jackson, Mississippi
hasLandmark

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