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For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Michael Schultz

1983 • 1h 27m

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, ...

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Cast

Howard Rollins

Howard RollinsMedgar Evers

Irene Cara

Irene CaraMyrlie Evers

Margaret Avery

Margaret AveryDottie

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee BrowneGloster Current

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence FishburneJimbo Collins

Janet MacLachlan

Janet MacLachlanMildred

Thalmus Rasulala

Thalmus Rasulala

Dick Anthony Williams

Dick Anthony Williams

Paul Winfield

Crew

Gerald Fried

Gerald FriedMusic

Michael Schultz

Michael SchultzDirector

Myrlie Evers-Williams

Myrlie Evers-WilliamsStory

Ossie Davis

Ossie DavisWriter

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