Medgar Evers remembered as political violence rises in America

More than 60 years after civil rights icon Medgar Evers was assassinated outside his Mississippi home, his legacy was honored at the 2025 Democracy in Action Convening, as concerns grow over rising political violence in the United States.

Held under the theme “Medgar Evers at 100: A Legacy of Justice, a Future of Change,” the four-day event paid tribute to what would have been Evers’ 100th birthday on July 2. Evers’ daughter, Reena…