JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – More than six decades ago, Medgar Evers made history being the first Black Mississippian to make a speech on local television. He called for a boycott of Jackson businesses as racial segregation was at its height.
Today, the search continues for the rare video.
“Medgar Evers was among one of the first to campaign against the station,” said Millsaps College researcher Dr. Caroline Bayne…