Nat'l Recreation Area
Official sources & verification
Managed by National Recreation Area
Source of truth
- Agency source page
The page our published rules and notes are derived from.
Managing agency
- National Recreation Area
Find offices, alerts, and current orders for this agency.
Verify by phone or mail
- Operator:(601) 345-7211
- Email:memy_admininstration@nps.gov
About
Imported descriptionMedgar 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.
Source: recreation.gov
From Wikipedia
The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, also known as Medgar Evers House, is a historic house museum at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive within the Medgar Evers Historic District in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Built in 1956, it was the home of African American civil rights activist Medgar Evers (1925–1963) at the time of his assassination by a white supremacist. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2017. The John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, signed March 12, 2019, authorized it as a national monument; it was established on December 10, 2020, after the National Park Service (NPS) acquired it from Tougaloo College.
Source: Wikipedia — text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Verify alerts and operational details with the managing agency below.
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your experience and help others plan their visit.
Hunting in this park
Hunting is generally prohibited in this National Park Service unit
Verify current park-specific rules with the National Park Service before planning any hunt. See NPS regulations
Within ~100 miles
Parks near Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
National Park
Park
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
Mississippi
National Park
Park
Vicksburg National Military Park
Mississippi
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park
Vicksburg National Military Park
National Forest
Park
Bienville National Forest
Mississippi
279 sq mi
National Forest
Park
Delta National Forest
Mississippi
95 sq mi
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters - Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Spot an error in our data on Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument?