JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – As Mississippi prepares to commemorate and honor the legacy of Medgar and Myrlie Evers, WJTV 12 News sat down with their daughter, Reena Evers Everette. We talked to Evers Everette about the 60th anniversary of her father’s assassination and the impact he had on the Civil Rights Movement. “All the movements […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader
Two notable civil rights figures will visit Chattanooga this September Reena Evers Everette, daughter of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers; and Jerry Mitchell, the investigative reporter who helped put Evers killer in prison.