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Everlasting: Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers

Everlasting honors Medgar Evers’ legacy, offering a moving portrait of his civil rights fight.

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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.

Directed byTaiwo Gaynor

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 57m
Language
EN
Released
September 18, 2025
Studios
Mississippi Public Broadcasting

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Everlasting: The Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers

Everlasting: The Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers

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Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring
Medgar Evers

Medgar Evers

Self (archival footage)

Thurgood Marshall

Self (archival footage)

Dave Dennis

Self

Myrlie Evers-Williams

Myrlie Evers-Williams

Self

Charles Evers

Charles Evers

Self (archival footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Taiwo Gaynor
Written by
John Gibson
Produced by
Taiwo Gaynor

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