Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
National Monument · MS
Medgar and Myrlie Evers were partners in the civil rights struggle. The assassination of Medgar Evers in the carport of their home on June 12, 1963, was the first murder of a nationally significant leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, and it became a catalyst for passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Myrlie Evers continues to promote issues of racial equality and social justice.
- NPS site
- nps.gov/memy
- Location
- Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument (32.341, -90.213)Directions
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Hours
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Hometoday: 9:00AM - 4:00PM
- Sat Oct 39:00AM - 4:00PM
- Sun Oct 4Closed
- Mon Oct 5Closed
- Tue Oct 69:00AM - 4:00PM
- Wed Oct 79:00AM - 4:00PM
- Thu Oct 89:00AM - 4:00PM
- Fri Oct 99:00AM - 4:00PM
Our service hours are Tuesday-Saturday 9am-4pm, CLOSED from 12-1pm for lunch. Grounds of the home are open sunrise to sunset every day. Please respect neighbors' privacy and private property.
Myrlie's Gardentoday: Sunrise to Sunset
- Sat Oct 3Sunrise to Sunset
Entrance fees
No entrance fee.