“If I die, it will be for a good cause.” These fateful words were uttered by Medgar Evers—who died to help save Mississippi from its sins against black people. Now, in 2003, 40 years after his assassination, the Medgar Evers Institute is continuing the teachings of its namesake. Evers’ widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, told me at the institute on May 23 that she established it here a year ago as a means of “advocating proactive social change by inspiring and educating youth on emerging issues.” She added, “It continues his work in a positive, progressive and proactive way.”
