Behind the Picture: Medgar Evers’ Funeral, June 15, 1963

Myrlie Evers comforts her son, Darrell Kenyatta Evers, at the funeral of murdered civil-rights activist Medgar Evers, June 1963.
Behind the Picture
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On the 50th anniversary of Medgar Evers' funeral in June 1963, LIFE.com shares the story behind one of the single most heartbreaking and eloquent pictures of the Civil Rights era. Read More

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