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Byron De La Beckwith Jr. (November 9, 1920 – January 21, 2001) was an American white supremacist and member of the Ku Klux Klan who murdered civil rights leader Medgar Evers on June 12, 1963 in Jackson, Mississippi.
Apr 3, 2014 · Byron De La Beckwith killed civil rights activist Medgar Evers in 1963, but escaped justice for more than 30 years. Learn more about Beckwith's life and crimes at Biography.com.
Jan 23, 2001 · Byron De La Beckwith, whose 1994 conviction in the murder of a civil rights leader three decades earlier symbolized a transformation in Mississippi, died on Sunday night in Jackson, Miss. He was...
Jul 26, 2022 · At around 12:30 a.m., white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith emerged from a patch of honeysuckle and gunned down civil rights leader Medgar Evers as he exited his car in his driveway.
Nov 24, 2009 · On February 5, 1994, white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith is convicted in the murder of African American civil rights leader Medgar Evers, over 30 years after the crime occurred.
Jun 12, 2020 · Although the FBI traced the owner of a sniper rifle left at the Evers home to Citizens’ Council member Byron De La Beckwith, the first two trials were tainted by biased jury selection and lying...
Mar 8, 2018 · This acknowledgement is the latest piece of long overdue justice for his family, as Evers’ killer, Byron De La Beckwith, was not charged with the assassination until 1994. Medgar Evers and his wife Myrlie had taught their children how to “drop and hit the floor” just months prior, after a bomb had gone off in their garage.
