For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1h 27m
TV MovieDrama
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This film is the true story of Medgar Evers, a successful insurance agent who moves to Jackson, Mississippi to direct the regional headquarters of the NAACP. Fighting segregation and racist politics, Evers becomes a leader in the black community.

Cast

Howard Rollins
Medgar Evers
Irene Cara
Myrlie Evers
Margaret Avery
Dottie
Roscoe Lee Browne
Gloster Current
Laurence Fishburne
Jimbo Collins
Janet MacLachlan
Mildred
Thalmus Rasulala
Unknown
Dick Anthony Williams
Unknown
Paul Winfield
Unknown

Crew

Michael Schultz
Director
Ossie Davis
Writer
Myrlie Evers-Williams
Story
William Peters
Story
Alan Kozlowski
Cinematography
Gerald Fried
Music

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