For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

87 mins | Drama, TV Movie | March 22, 1983

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.

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

87 mins | Drama, TV Movie | March 22, 1983

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers
Original title For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Directors Michael Schultz
Writers Myrlie Evers, William Peters, Ossie Davis

Cast

Howard Rollins

as Medgar Evers

Irene Cara

as Myrlie Evers

Margaret Avery

as Dottie

Roscoe Lee Browne

as Gloster Current

Laurence Fishburne

as Jimbo Collins

Janet MacLachlan

as Mildred