For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers(1983)

NR

1h 27m

  • TV Movie,
  • Drama

Overview

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

    Howard Rollins

    Medgar Evers

  • Irene Cara

    Irene Cara

    Myrlie Evers

  • Margaret Avery

    Margaret Avery

    Dottie

  • Roscoe Lee Browne

    Roscoe Lee Browne

    Gloster Current

  • Laurence Fishburne

    Laurence Fishburne

    Jimbo Collins

  • Janet MacLachlan

    Janet MacLachlan

    Mildred

  • Thalmus Rasulala

    Thalmus Rasulala

  • Dick Anthony Williams

    Dick Anthony Williams

  • Paul Winfield

    Paul Winfield

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    Status

    Released (Mar 22, 1983)