jun 12, 1963 - June 12 1963
Description:
(Jackson, Miss.) Mississippi's NAACP field secretary, 37-yearold Medgar Evers, is murdered outside his home. Byron De LaBeckwith is tried twice in 1964, both trials resulting in hung
juries. Thirty years later he is convicted for murdering Evers.
Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 12, 1963
Now
~ 61 years ago