Ghosts of Mississippi
On the night of June 13th 1963, President John F. Kennedy was giving his speech on Civil Rights. Among the many thousands of people in America viewing this event on National Television were Myrlie Evers and her three children. Suddenly, this occurrence was rudely disrupted by the deathly sound of a loud gunshot. Frantically running to their driveway, Myrlie and the kids found Medgar Evers shot in the back and lying in a pool of blood gasping for his last breath. Myrlie clung on to her husband's body as she and the children wept for this man's life. Almost thirty years later, the man charged with this murder would be tried again in a court of law, in front of a different jury of eight blacks and four whites. Justice was going to be served in the state of Mississippi no matter how long it was going to take. This murder case was tried in the racist state of Mississippi in the racist period of 1963. The judge was also a racist white man by the name of Moore and the jury consisted of twelve men. All white. Much evidence was presented to the court, such as the gun used to kill Medgar Evers consisting of fingerprints belonging to the convicted, Byron de la Beckwith. Byron and his vehicle were also spotted at the parking lot
Myrlie also contributed to civil rights by requesting to re-open the Beckwith case and continued to fight for the imprisonment of her husband's murderer. This powerful movie or historical event rather, truly affects us now even though it took place in 1963 and 1994. of Joe's Drive-thru, a block away from the Evers household, on the night of the murder. In doing this, he was able to make a large contribution to civil rights. Demanding justice, she had the case re-opened in 1990 and Beckwith was finally found guilty as charged. A year after the verdict on February 1995, Myrlie was elected chairman of the NAACP in Oregon where she now lives. Not only did he find the exact murder weapon used to kill Evers, but he also won the case when Beckwith was found guilty. Ironically, Byron de la Beckwith also did his part by agreeing to go back to court after so many years and participating in the entire process once again. " A former acquaintance of his also stated that Beckwith was a crazy man and still is. On the other hand, two white men, Holly and Cresswell, claimed to have witnessed Byron de la Beckwith at a gas station in Greenwood, 90-95 miles away from the scene, on the same night. Bobby visited the old Evers home a few times and was deeply affected, for he also had three young children and was 37 years old, the age when Medgar died. Justice was served!The three main characters in this movie were Myrlie Evers, Bobby Delaughter, and Byron de la Beckwith.
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