For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Name: For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Genre: TV Movie, Drama
Released: 1983
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 7

1983 · 87 min

TV Movie · Drama

★ 7.0

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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.

Crew

Director Michael Schultz
Writer Ossie Davis
Story Myrlie Evers-Williams
Story William Peters

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
Dick Anthony Williams
Paul Winfield

Crew

Director — Michael Schultz
Writer — Ossie Davis
Story — Myrlie Evers-Williams
Story — William Peters

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